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Where Were the Planets on April 21, 1943?

Quick Answer

On April 21, 1943, the Sun was in Taurus (0°30' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (99% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 21, 1943. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°48' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 20°40' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 21, 1943
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°30'25" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1943	May 21, 1943 into Gemini
Moon	13°42'41" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 20, 1943	Apr 22, 1943 into Sagittarius
Mercury	17°41'19" Taurus	Direct	Apr 12, 1943	Apr 30, 1943 into Gemini
Venus	6°42'23" Gemini	Direct	Apr 15, 1943	May 11, 1943 into Cancer
Mars	3°04'06" Pisces	Direct	Apr 17, 1943	May 27, 1943 into Aries
Jupiter	17°39'15" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1942	Jun 30, 1943 into Leo
Saturn	10°10'51" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	2°40'06" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	29°54'18" Virgo	Retrograde	Apr 17, 1943	Aug 2, 1943 into Libra
Pluto	4°55'34" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	21°39'53" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on April 21, 1943

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 21, 11:28 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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