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Where Were the Planets on April 18, 1942?

Quick Answer

On April 18, 1942, the Sun was in Aries (27°49' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (8% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 18, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°11' Taurus at midnight UTC to 6°09' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 18, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°49'00" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1942	Apr 20, 1942 into Taurus
Moon	0°11'43" Gemini	Direct	Apr 18, 1942	Apr 21, 1942 into Cancer
Mercury	25°38'31" Aries	Direct	Apr 5, 1942	Apr 20, 1942 into Taurus
Venus	11°34'10" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1942	May 6, 1942 into Aries
Mars	25°16'34" Gemini	Direct	Mar 7, 1942	Apr 26, 1942 into Cancer
Jupiter	18°52'54" Gemini	Direct	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	27°29'24" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	28°30'49" Taurus	Direct	Oct 5, 1941	May 15, 1942 into Gemini
Neptune	27°43'58" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	3°27'56" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	11°09'06" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on April 18, 1942

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 18, 06:03 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile
Apr 18, 11:36 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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