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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1943?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1943, the Sun was in Aries (26°36' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (90% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1943. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°21' Virgo at midnight UTC to 26°57' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1943
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°36'06" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1943	Apr 20, 1943 into Taurus
Moon	20°37'08" Virgo	Direct	Apr 15, 1943	Apr 18, 1943 into Libra
Mercury	10°32'13" Taurus	Direct	Apr 12, 1943	Apr 30, 1943 into Gemini
Venus	1°58'13" Gemini	Direct	Apr 15, 1943	May 11, 1943 into Cancer
Mars	0°03'00" Pisces	Direct	Apr 17, 1943	May 27, 1943 into Aries
Jupiter	17°12'29" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1942	Jun 30, 1943 into Leo
Saturn	9°44'51" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	2°27'56" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	29°59'56" Virgo	Retrograde	Apr 17, 1943	Aug 2, 1943 into Libra
Pluto	4°55'25" Leo	Stationing direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	21°52'36" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on April 17, 1943

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 10:24 UTC	Mars enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Apr 17, 11:01 UTC	Neptune re-enters Virgo (retrograde)	Leaves Libra
Apr 17, 22:27 UTC	Venus conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction

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