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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1942?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 1942, the Sun was in Aries (25°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°50' Aries at midnight UTC to 12°05' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°51'39" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1942	Apr 20, 1942 into Taurus
Moon	5°59'26" Taurus	Direct	Apr 16, 1942	Apr 18, 1942 into Gemini
Mercury	21°30'11" Aries	Direct	Apr 5, 1942	Apr 20, 1942 into Taurus
Venus	9°34'03" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1942	May 6, 1942 into Aries
Mars	24°03'42" Gemini	Direct	Mar 7, 1942	Apr 26, 1942 into Cancer
Jupiter	18°31'07" Gemini	Direct	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	27°15'17" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	28°24'38" Taurus	Direct	Oct 5, 1941	May 15, 1942 into Gemini
Neptune	27°46'46" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	3°27'52" Leo	Stationing retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	11°15'28" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on April 16, 1942

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 00:17 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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