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Where Were the Planets on May 12, 1943?

Quick Answer

On May 12, 1943, the Sun was in Taurus (20°53' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (51% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 12, 1943. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°55' Leo at midnight UTC to 27°48' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 12, 1943
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°53'14" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1943	May 21, 1943 into Gemini
Moon	21°51'21" Leo	Direct	May 10, 1943	May 13, 1943 into Virgo
Mercury	5°43'26" Gemini	Stationing direct	Apr 30, 1943	May 26, 1943 into Taurus
Venus	1°08'51" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1943	Jun 7, 1943 into Leo
Mars	18°52'59" Pisces	Direct	Apr 17, 1943	May 27, 1943 into Aries
Jupiter	20°34'00" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1942	Jun 30, 1943 into Leo
Saturn	12°39'12" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	3°49'17" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	29°30'09" Virgo	Retrograde	Apr 17, 1943	Aug 2, 1943 into Libra
Pluto	5°03'14" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	20°33'10" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 12, 1943

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 12, 02:28 UTC	The Sun sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
May 12, 09:53 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	20°48' Leo

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