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Where Were the Planets on April 23, 1942?

Quick Answer

On April 23, 1942, the Sun was in Taurus (2°41' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 23, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°46' Cancer at midnight UTC to 5°54' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 23, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°41'47" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1942	May 21, 1942 into Gemini
Moon	29°49'08" Cancer	Direct	Apr 21, 1942	Apr 23, 1942 into Leo
Mercury	6°14'24" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1942	May 5, 1942 into Gemini
Venus	16°40'03" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1942	May 6, 1942 into Aries
Mars	28°19'03" Gemini	Direct	Mar 7, 1942	Apr 26, 1942 into Cancer
Jupiter	19°48'52" Gemini	Direct	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	28°05'23" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	28°46'42" Taurus	Direct	Oct 5, 1941	May 15, 1942 into Gemini
Neptune	27°37'16" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	3°28'32" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	10°53'13" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on April 23, 1942

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 23, 12:21 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Apr 23, 18:10 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	2°57' Leo

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