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Where Were the Planets on May 8, 1942?

Quick Answer

On May 8, 1942, the Sun was in Taurus (17°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (39% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 8, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°55' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 6°10' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 8, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°15'12" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1942	May 21, 1942 into Gemini
Moon	29°36'01" Aquarius	Direct	May 6, 1942	May 8, 1942 into Pisces
Mercury	5°43'29" Gemini	Direct	May 5, 1942	Jul 12, 1942 into Cancer
Venus	2°36'13" Aries	Direct	May 6, 1942	Jun 2, 1942 into Taurus
Mars	7°28'07" Cancer	Direct	Apr 26, 1942	Jun 14, 1942 into Leo
Jupiter	22°47'51" Gemini	Direct	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	29°57'36" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	29°36'53" Taurus	Direct	Oct 5, 1941	May 15, 1942 into Gemini
Neptune	27°20'27" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	3°34'14" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	10°05'34" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on May 8, 1942

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 39% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 8, 12:43 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
May 8, 19:32 UTC	Saturn enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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