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Where Were the Planets on December 27, 1942?

Quick Answer

On December 27, 1942, the Sun was in Capricorn (5°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (80% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 27, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°56' Leo at midnight UTC to 3°55' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 27, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°06'26" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1942	Jan 20, 1943 into Aquarius
Moon	27°54'54" Leo	Direct	Dec 25, 1942	Dec 27, 1942 into Virgo
Mercury	19°47'06" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 14, 1942	Jan 3, 1943 into Aquarius
Venus	15°01'59" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 15, 1942	Jan 8, 1943 into Aquarius
Mars	8°17'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 15, 1942	Jan 26, 1943 into Capricorn
Jupiter	22°08'28" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1942	Jun 30, 1943 into Leo
Saturn	7°03'33" Gemini	Retrograde	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	1°19'16" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	2°02'48" Libra	Direct	Oct 3, 1942	Apr 17, 1943 into Virgo
Pluto	6°45'37" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	27°45'16" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 27, 1942

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 27, 16:10 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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