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Where Were the Planets on April 6, 1943?

Quick Answer

On April 6, 1943, the Sun was in Aries (15°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 6, 1943. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°05' Aries at midnight UTC to 12°23' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 6, 1943
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°48'46" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1943	Apr 20, 1943 into Taurus
Moon	5°47'17" Taurus	Direct	Apr 6, 1943	Apr 8, 1943 into Gemini
Mercury	18°07'40" Aries	Direct	Mar 28, 1943	Apr 12, 1943 into Taurus
Venus	18°49'50" Taurus	Direct	Mar 21, 1943	Apr 15, 1943 into Gemini
Mars	21°45'03" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 8, 1943	Apr 17, 1943 into Pisces
Jupiter	16°11'20" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1942	Jun 30, 1943 into Leo
Saturn	8°38'07" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	1°56'44" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	0°16'40" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 3, 1942	Apr 17, 1943 into Virgo
Pluto	4°57'10" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°27'33" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on April 6, 1943

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

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 6, 01:37 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 6, 21:58 UTC	The Sun square Jupiter	Exact square

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