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Where Were the Planets on May 7, 1942?

Quick Answer

On May 7, 1942, the Sun was in Taurus (16°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 7, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°19' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 22°55' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 7, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°17'09" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1942	May 21, 1942 into Gemini
Moon	16°10'33" Aquarius	Direct	May 6, 1942	May 8, 1942 into Pisces
Mercury	4°03'28" Gemini	Direct	May 5, 1942	Jul 12, 1942 into Cancer
Venus	1°30'59" Aries	Direct	May 6, 1942	Jun 2, 1942 into Taurus
Mars	6°51'26" Cancer	Direct	Apr 26, 1942	Jun 14, 1942 into Leo
Jupiter	22°35'27" Gemini	Direct	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	29°49'58" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	29°33'27" Taurus	Direct	Oct 5, 1941	May 15, 1942 into Gemini
Neptune	27°21'24" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	3°33'41" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	10°08'44" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on May 7, 1942

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 7, 04:58 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
May 7, 12:13 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	16°18' Aquarius

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