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Where Were the Planets on July 20, 1943?

Quick Answer

On July 20, 1943, the Sun was in Cancer (26°53' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (87% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 20, 1943. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°32' Pisces at midnight UTC to 16°12' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 20, 1943
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°53'41" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1943	Jul 23, 1943 into Leo
Moon	8°55'24" Pisces	Direct	Jul 19, 1943	Jul 21, 1943 into Aries
Mercury	29°38'23" Cancer	Direct	Jul 6, 1943	Jul 20, 1943 into Leo
Venus	9°55'58" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1943	Nov 9, 1943 into Libra
Mars	8°32'46" Taurus	Direct	Jul 7, 1943	Aug 23, 1943 into Gemini
Jupiter	4°15'57" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1943	Jul 26, 1944 into Virgo
Saturn	21°20'31" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	7°33'56" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	29°41'28" Virgo	Direct	Apr 17, 1943	Aug 2, 1943 into Libra
Pluto	6°32'31" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	16°53'56" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on July 20, 1943

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 20, 12:35 UTC	Mercury sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Jul 20, 16:07 UTC	Mercury enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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