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Where Were the Planets on April 12, 1943?

Quick Answer

On April 12, 1943, the Sun was in Aries (21°42' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (49% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 12, 1943. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°24' Cancer at midnight UTC to 26°13' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 12, 1943
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°42'26" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1943	Apr 20, 1943 into Taurus
Moon	20°19'23" Cancer	Direct	Apr 10, 1943	Apr 13, 1943 into Leo
Mercury	0°36'23" Taurus	Direct	Apr 12, 1943	Apr 30, 1943 into Gemini
Venus	26°01'03" Taurus	Direct	Mar 21, 1943	Apr 15, 1943 into Gemini
Mars	26°16'38" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 8, 1943	Apr 17, 1943 into Pisces
Jupiter	16°42'20" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1942	Jun 30, 1943 into Leo
Saturn	9°13'36" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	2°13'19" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	0°07'21" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 3, 1942	Apr 17, 1943 into Virgo
Pluto	4°55'49" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°08'29" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on April 12, 1943

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 12, 04:55 UTC	Mercury enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 12, 15:04 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	21°50' Cancer

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