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Where Were the Planets on September 21, 1943?

Quick Answer

On September 21, 1943, the Sun was in Virgo (27°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (48% illuminated). Mercury, Venus and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 21, 1943. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°48' Gemini at midnight UTC to 5°57' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 21, 1943
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°37'38" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1943	Sep 23, 1943 into Libra
Moon	29°54'46" Gemini	Direct	Sep 19, 1943	Sep 21, 1943 into Cancer
Mercury	4°12'26" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 27, 1943	Sep 25, 1943 into Virgo
Venus	5°02'52" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 7, 1943	Nov 9, 1943 into Libra
Mars	13°59'54" Gemini	Direct	Aug 23, 1943	Mar 28, 1944 into Cancer
Jupiter	17°42'00" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1943	Jul 26, 1944 into Virgo
Saturn	26°19'24" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	8°49'52" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	1°38'27" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	8°12'48" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	13°33'46" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on September 21, 1943

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 21, 07:06 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Gemini	27°26' Gemini
Sep 21, 12:10 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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