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Where Were the Planets on December 8, 1942?

Quick Answer

On December 8, 1942, the Sun was in Sagittarius (15°46' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 8, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°05' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 29°17' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 8, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°46'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1942	Dec 22, 1942 into Capricorn
Moon	21°41'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 7, 1942	Dec 9, 1942 into Capricorn
Mercury	19°53'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 25, 1942	Dec 14, 1942 into Capricorn
Venus	21°09'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 21, 1942	Dec 15, 1942 into Capricorn
Mars	24°58'44" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 1, 1942	Dec 15, 1942 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	24°08'41" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1942	Jun 30, 1943 into Leo
Saturn	8°29'25" Gemini	Retrograde	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	2°01'34" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	1°51'51" Libra	Direct	Oct 3, 1942	Apr 17, 1943 into Virgo
Pluto	7°03'47" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°45'38" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 8, 1942

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

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 8, 01:59 UTC	New Moon in Sagittarius	15°21' Sagittarius

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