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Where Were the Planets on July 21, 1943?

Quick Answer

On July 21, 1943, the Sun was in Cancer (27°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (78% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 21, 1943. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°12' Pisces at midnight UTC to 0°29' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 21, 1943
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°50'57" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1943	Jul 23, 1943 into Leo
Moon	23°24'45" Pisces	Direct	Jul 19, 1943	Jul 21, 1943 into Aries
Mercury	1°43'54" Leo	Direct	Jul 20, 1943	Aug 5, 1943 into Virgo
Venus	10°37'51" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1943	Nov 9, 1943 into Libra
Mars	9°12'51" Taurus	Direct	Jul 7, 1943	Aug 23, 1943 into Gemini
Jupiter	4°29'11" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1943	Jul 26, 1944 into Virgo
Saturn	21°27'20" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	7°36'29" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	29°42'42" Virgo	Direct	Apr 17, 1943	Aug 2, 1943 into Libra
Pluto	6°34'14" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	16°50'45" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on July 21, 1943

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 21, 23:08 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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