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Where Were the Planets on April 8, 1943?

Quick Answer

On April 8, 1943, the Sun was in Aries (17°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (14% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 8, 1943. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°23' Taurus at midnight UTC to 8°01' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 8, 1943
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°46'48" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1943	Apr 20, 1943 into Taurus
Moon	1°44'55" Gemini	Direct	Apr 8, 1943	Apr 10, 1943 into Cancer
Mercury	22°17'38" Aries	Direct	Mar 28, 1943	Apr 12, 1943 into Taurus
Venus	21°13'52" Taurus	Direct	Mar 21, 1943	Apr 15, 1943 into Gemini
Mars	23°15'34" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 8, 1943	Apr 17, 1943 into Pisces
Jupiter	16°21'01" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1942	Jun 30, 1943 into Leo
Saturn	8°49'41" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	2°02'08" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	0°13'31" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 3, 1942	Apr 17, 1943 into Virgo
Pluto	4°56'37" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°21'11" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on April 8, 1943

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 14% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 8, 08:41 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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