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Where Were the Planets on December 30, 1942?

Quick Answer

On December 30, 1942, the Sun was in Capricorn (8°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 30, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°33' Virgo at midnight UTC to 11°20' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 30, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°09'52" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1942	Jan 20, 1943 into Aquarius
Moon	4°54'18" Libra	Direct	Dec 30, 1942	Jan 1, 1943 into Scorpio
Mercury	24°22'51" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 14, 1942	Jan 3, 1943 into Aquarius
Venus	18°48'05" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 15, 1942	Jan 8, 1943 into Aquarius
Mars	10°25'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 15, 1942	Jan 26, 1943 into Capricorn
Jupiter	21°45'46" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1942	Jun 30, 1943 into Leo
Saturn	6°51'48" Gemini	Retrograde	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	1°13'31" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	2°03'25" Libra	Direct	Oct 3, 1942	Apr 17, 1943 into Virgo
Pluto	6°42'10" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	27°35'44" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 30, 1942

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 30, 02:44 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Dec 30, 18:37 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	8°27' Libra

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