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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 1943?

Quick Answer

On January 1, 1943, the Sun was in Capricorn (10°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (32% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 1, 1943. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°33' Libra at midnight UTC to 8°13' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 1943
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°12'11" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1942	Jan 20, 1943 into Aquarius
Moon	1°19'51" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 1, 1943	Jan 3, 1943 into Sagittarius
Mercury	27°21'09" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 14, 1942	Jan 3, 1943 into Aquarius
Venus	21°18'48" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 15, 1942	Jan 8, 1943 into Aquarius
Mars	11°50'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 15, 1942	Jan 26, 1943 into Capricorn
Jupiter	21°30'15" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1942	Jun 30, 1943 into Leo
Saturn	6°44'20" Gemini	Retrograde	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	1°09'52" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	2°03'38" Libra	Direct	Oct 3, 1942	Apr 17, 1943 into Virgo
Pluto	6°39'48" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	27°29'23" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 1, 1943

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 32% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 1, 09:39 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jan 1, 15:18 UTC	Venus opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition

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