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Where Were the Planets on October 10, 1942?

Quick Answer

On October 10, 1942, the Sun was in Libra (16°33' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 10, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°51' Libra at midnight UTC to 27°46' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 10, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°33'00" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1942	Oct 24, 1942 into Scorpio
Moon	20°47'23" Libra	Direct	Oct 8, 1942	Oct 11, 1942 into Scorpio
Mercury	17°46'50" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 31, 1942	Nov 7, 1942 into Scorpio
Venus	7°07'31" Libra	Direct	Oct 4, 1942	Oct 28, 1942 into Scorpio
Mars	15°04'04" Libra	Direct	Sep 17, 1942	Nov 1, 1942 into Scorpio
Jupiter	23°30'15" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1942	Jun 30, 1943 into Leo
Saturn	12°18'43" Gemini	Retrograde	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	4°12'47" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	0°14'51" Libra	Direct	Oct 3, 1942	Apr 17, 1943 into Virgo
Pluto	7°04'12" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	1°53'05" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on October 10, 1942

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 10, 04:06 UTC	New Moon in Libra	16°13' Libra
Oct 10, 10:55 UTC	Venus sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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