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Where Were the Planets on June 17, 1942?

Quick Answer

On June 17, 1942, the Sun was in Gemini (25°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (12% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 17, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°20' Cancer at midnight UTC to 11°21' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 17, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°39'15" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1942	Jun 22, 1942 into Cancer
Moon	5°20'30" Leo	Direct	Jun 17, 1942	Jun 19, 1942 into Virgo
Mercury	18°47'44" Gemini	Retrograde	May 5, 1942	Jul 12, 1942 into Cancer
Venus	17°49'52" Taurus	Direct	Jun 2, 1942	Jun 27, 1942 into Gemini
Mars	2°03'42" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1942	Aug 1, 1942 into Virgo
Jupiter	1°36'19" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1942	Jun 30, 1943 into Leo
Saturn	5°05'07" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	1°54'51" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	27°06'52" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	4°14'51" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	7°58'28" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on June 17, 1942

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 17, 01:19 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jun 17, 05:43 UTC	Mars sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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