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Where Were the Planets on August 10, 1942?

Quick Answer

On August 10, 1942, the Sun was in Leo (17°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (3% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 10, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°07' Cancer at midnight UTC to 5°13' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 10, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°13'06" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1942	Aug 23, 1942 into Virgo
Moon	29°09'55" Cancer	Direct	Aug 8, 1942	Aug 10, 1942 into Leo
Mercury	25°07'56" Leo	Direct	Jul 29, 1942	Aug 13, 1942 into Virgo
Venus	21°57'17" Cancer	Direct	Jul 23, 1942	Aug 17, 1942 into Leo
Mars	5°45'53" Virgo	Direct	Aug 1, 1942	Sep 17, 1942 into Libra
Jupiter	13°35'49" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1942	Jun 30, 1943 into Leo
Saturn	10°42'27" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	4°11'23" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	28°05'56" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	5°43'07" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	5°06'54" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on August 10, 1942

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 10, 13:39 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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