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Where Were the Planets on October 23, 1942?

Quick Answer

On October 23, 1942, the Sun was in Libra (29°27' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 23, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°00' Aries at midnight UTC to 27°55' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 23, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°27'00" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1942	Oct 24, 1942 into Scorpio
Moon	21°29'44" Aries	Direct	Oct 21, 1942	Oct 24, 1942 into Taurus
Mercury	11°40'22" Libra	Direct	Aug 31, 1942	Nov 7, 1942 into Scorpio
Venus	23°23'11" Libra	Direct	Oct 4, 1942	Oct 28, 1942 into Scorpio
Mars	23°40'57" Libra	Direct	Sep 17, 1942	Nov 1, 1942 into Scorpio
Jupiter	24°34'53" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1942	Jun 30, 1943 into Leo
Saturn	11°48'41" Gemini	Retrograde	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	3°50'37" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	0°42'02" Libra	Direct	Oct 3, 1942	Apr 17, 1943 into Virgo
Pluto	7°11'59" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	1°11'47" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on October 23, 1942

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 23, 17:01 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Exact trine

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