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Where Were the Planets on June 23, 1942?

Quick Answer

On June 23, 1942, the Sun was in Cancer (1°22' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (68% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 23, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°02' Libra at midnight UTC to 28°54' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 23, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°22'50" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1942	Jul 23, 1942 into Leo
Moon	21°55'01" Libra	Direct	Jun 21, 1942	Jun 24, 1942 into Scorpio
Mercury	17°04'12" Gemini	Stationing direct	May 5, 1942	Jul 12, 1942 into Cancer
Venus	24°49'05" Taurus	Direct	Jun 2, 1942	Jun 27, 1942 into Gemini
Mars	5°46'26" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1942	Aug 1, 1942 into Virgo
Jupiter	2°58'27" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1942	Jun 30, 1943 into Leo
Saturn	5°49'18" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	2°14'11" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	27°09'12" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	4°23'29" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	7°39'24" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on June 23, 1942

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 68% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 23, 14:17 UTC	Mars sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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