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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1943?

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On January 16, 1943, the Sun was in Capricorn (25°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (79% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 1943. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°37' Taurus at midnight UTC to 7°42' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 1943
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°29'30" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1942	Jan 20, 1943 into Aquarius
Moon	1°41'24" Gemini	Direct	Jan 16, 1943	Jan 18, 1943 into Cancer
Mercury	10°48'10" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Jan 3, 1943	Jan 27, 1943 into Capricorn
Venus	10°08'11" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 8, 1943	Feb 1, 1943 into Pisces
Mars	22°33'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 15, 1942	Jan 26, 1943 into Capricorn
Jupiter	19°29'50" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1942	Jun 30, 1943 into Leo
Saturn	5°59'20" Gemini	Retrograde	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	0°47'39" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	2°01'00" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 3, 1942	Apr 17, 1943 into Virgo
Pluto	6°20'34" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	26°41'43" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 16, 1943

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 08:38 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Jan 16, 23:15 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction

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