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Where Were the Planets on April 30, 1942?

Quick Answer

On April 30, 1942, the Sun was in Taurus (9°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 30, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°19' Libra at midnight UTC to 11°08' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 30, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°30'11" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1942	May 21, 1942 into Gemini
Moon	3°42'31" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 30, 1942	May 2, 1942 into Sagittarius
Mercury	20°56'53" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1942	May 5, 1942 into Gemini
Venus	23°59'52" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1942	May 6, 1942 into Aries
Mars	2°34'59" Cancer	Direct	Apr 26, 1942	Jun 14, 1942 into Leo
Jupiter	21°10'28" Gemini	Direct	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	28°57'03" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	29°09'43" Taurus	Direct	Oct 5, 1941	May 15, 1942 into Gemini
Neptune	27°28'45" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	3°30'29" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	10°30'59" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on April 30, 1942

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 30, 05:59 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Apr 30, 22:00 UTC	Full Moon in Scorpio	9°54' Scorpio

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