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Where Were the Planets on October 31, 1942?

Quick Answer

On October 31, 1942, the Sun was in Scorpio (7°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (57% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 31, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°10' Cancer at midnight UTC to 5°02' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 31, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°25'58" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1942	Nov 22, 1942 into Sagittarius
Moon	29°06'29" Cancer	Direct	Oct 29, 1942	Oct 31, 1942 into Leo
Mercury	20°08'23" Libra	Direct	Aug 31, 1942	Nov 7, 1942 into Scorpio
Venus	3°24'48" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 28, 1942	Nov 21, 1942 into Sagittarius
Mars	29°01'54" Libra	Direct	Sep 17, 1942	Nov 1, 1942 into Scorpio
Jupiter	24°59'53" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1942	Jun 30, 1943 into Leo
Saturn	11°22'25" Gemini	Retrograde	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	3°34'06" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	0°57'36" Libra	Direct	Oct 3, 1942	Apr 17, 1943 into Virgo
Pluto	7°14'37" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	0°46'22" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on October 31, 1942

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 57% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 31, 07:26 UTC	The Sun square Pluto	Exact square
Oct 31, 13:48 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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