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Where Were the Planets on January 26, 1943?

Quick Answer

On January 26, 1943, the Sun was in Aquarius (5°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (78% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 26, 1943. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°26' Virgo at midnight UTC to 7°58' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 26, 1943
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°39'50" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1943	Feb 19, 1943 into Pisces
Moon	1°40'44" Libra	Direct	Jan 26, 1943	Jan 28, 1943 into Scorpio
Mercury	1°46'58" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1943	Jan 27, 1943 into Capricorn
Venus	22°39'22" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 8, 1943	Feb 1, 1943 into Pisces
Mars	29°47'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 15, 1942	Jan 26, 1943 into Capricorn
Jupiter	18°12'26" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1942	Jun 30, 1943 into Leo
Saturn	5°41'46" Gemini	Retrograde	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	0°38'36" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	1°55'07" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 3, 1942	Apr 17, 1943 into Virgo
Pluto	6°06'56" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	26°09'57" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 26, 1943

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 26, 08:46 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Jan 26, 09:21 UTC	Mercury trine Neptune	Exact trine
Jan 26, 12:45 UTC	The Sun trine Saturn	Exact trine
Jan 26, 19:09 UTC	Mars enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Jan 26, 22:26 UTC	The Sun opposite Pluto	Exact opposition

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