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Where Were the Planets on April 26, 1942?

Quick Answer

On April 26, 1942, the Sun was in Taurus (5°37' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (77% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 26, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°03' Virgo at midnight UTC to 14°11' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 26, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°37'01" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1942	May 21, 1942 into Gemini
Moon	7°34'12" Virgo	Direct	Apr 25, 1942	Apr 28, 1942 into Libra
Mercury	12°38'10" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1942	May 5, 1942 into Gemini
Venus	19°47'01" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1942	May 6, 1942 into Aries
Mars	0°08'40" Cancer	Direct	Apr 26, 1942	Jun 14, 1942 into Leo
Jupiter	20°23'24" Gemini	Direct	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	28°27'21" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	28°56'28" Taurus	Direct	Oct 5, 1941	May 15, 1942 into Gemini
Neptune	27°33'29" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	3°29'13" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	10°43'41" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on April 26, 1942

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 77% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 26, 06:18 UTC	Mars enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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