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Where Were the Planets on August 3, 1942?

Quick Answer

On August 3, 1942, the Sun was in Leo (10°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (55% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 3, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°04' Aries at midnight UTC to 11°25' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 3, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°30'32" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1942	Aug 23, 1942 into Virgo
Moon	5°16'53" Taurus	Direct	Aug 3, 1942	Aug 5, 1942 into Gemini
Mercury	11°07'54" Leo	Direct	Jul 29, 1942	Aug 13, 1942 into Virgo
Venus	13°29'46" Cancer	Direct	Jul 23, 1942	Aug 17, 1942 into Leo
Mars	1°21'03" Virgo	Direct	Aug 1, 1942	Sep 17, 1942 into Libra
Jupiter	12°07'38" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1942	Jun 30, 1943 into Leo
Saturn	10°08'42" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	3°59'38" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	27°53'59" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	5°31'09" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	5°29'08" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on August 3, 1942

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 3, 00:05 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Aug 3, 01:47 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Aug 3, 01:59 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Aug 3, 23:04 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	10°57' Taurus

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