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Where Were the Planets on April 3, 1943?

Quick Answer

On April 3, 1943, the Sun was in Aries (12°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (3% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 3, 1943. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°30' Pisces at midnight UTC to 1°34' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 3, 1943
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°51'27" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1943	Apr 20, 1943 into Taurus
Moon	24°33'40" Pisces	Direct	Apr 1, 1943	Apr 3, 1943 into Aries
Mercury	11°57'00" Aries	Direct	Mar 28, 1943	Apr 12, 1943 into Taurus
Venus	15°13'16" Taurus	Direct	Mar 21, 1943	Apr 15, 1943 into Gemini
Mars	19°29'20" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 8, 1943	Apr 17, 1943 into Pisces
Jupiter	15°58'05" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1942	Jun 30, 1943 into Leo
Saturn	8°21'18" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	1°48'54" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	0°21'29" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 3, 1942	Apr 17, 1943 into Virgo
Pluto	4°58'12" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°37'04" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on April 3, 1943

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 3, 21:17 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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