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Where Were the Planets on August 9, 1943?

Quick Answer

On August 9, 1943, the Sun was in Leo (16°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 9, 1943. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°42' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 27°04' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 9, 1943
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°01'35" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1943	Aug 24, 1943 into Virgo
Moon	20°20'44" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 7, 1943	Aug 10, 1943 into Sagittarius
Mercury	6°38'29" Virgo	Direct	Aug 5, 1943	Aug 27, 1943 into Libra
Venus	19°50'11" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1943	Nov 9, 1943 into Libra
Mars	21°25'50" Taurus	Direct	Jul 7, 1943	Aug 23, 1943 into Gemini
Jupiter	8°41'15" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1943	Jul 26, 1944 into Virgo
Saturn	23°27'03" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	8°17'38" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	0°10'57" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	7°07'07" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	15°50'23" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on August 9, 1943

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 9, 03:36 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Scorpio	15°41' Scorpio

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