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Where Were the Planets on February 17, 1943?

Quick Answer

On February 17, 1943, the Sun was in Aquarius (27°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 17, 1943. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°57' Cancer at midnight UTC to 3°47' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 17, 1943
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°57'19" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1943	Feb 19, 1943 into Pisces
Moon	27°52'23" Cancer	Direct	Feb 15, 1943	Feb 17, 1943 into Leo
Mercury	1°34'32" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 15, 1943	Mar 11, 1943 into Pisces
Venus	20°05'01" Pisces	Direct	Feb 1, 1943	Feb 25, 1943 into Aries
Mars	15°52'47" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 26, 1943	Mar 8, 1943 into Aquarius
Jupiter	16°00'09" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1942	Jun 30, 1943 into Leo
Saturn	5°42'14" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	0°36'52" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	1°32'07" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 3, 1942	Apr 17, 1943 into Virgo
Pluto	5°37'31" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	25°00'03" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on February 17, 1943

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 17, 11:01 UTC	Mercury trine Neptune	Exact trine
Feb 17, 15:38 UTC	Mars opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition
Feb 17, 16:18 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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