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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 1942?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 1942, the Sun was in Leo (23°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (29% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°45' Libra at midnight UTC to 5°18' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°56'38" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1942	Aug 23, 1942 into Virgo
Moon	28°30'46" Libra	Direct	Aug 15, 1942	Aug 17, 1942 into Scorpio
Mercury	7°59'06" Virgo	Direct	Aug 13, 1942	Aug 31, 1942 into Libra
Venus	0°27'09" Leo	Direct	Aug 17, 1942	Sep 10, 1942 into Virgo
Mars	10°11'45" Virgo	Direct	Aug 1, 1942	Sep 17, 1942 into Libra
Jupiter	15°01'11" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1942	Jun 30, 1943 into Leo
Saturn	11°12'10" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	4°20'53" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	28°18'51" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	5°54'50" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	4°44'40" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on August 17, 1942

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 03:04 UTC	Venus enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Aug 17, 14:37 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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