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Where Were the Planets on December 8, 1943?

Quick Answer

On December 8, 1943, the Sun was in Sagittarius (15°31' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (89% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 8, 1943. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°16' Taurus at midnight UTC to 13°43' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 8, 1943
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°31'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1943	Dec 22, 1943 into Capricorn
Moon	7°01'40" Taurus	Direct	Dec 7, 1943	Dec 10, 1943 into Gemini
Mercury	0°38'21" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 8, 1943	Feb 12, 1944 into Aquarius
Venus	0°11'56" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 8, 1943	Jan 3, 1944 into Sagittarius
Mars	11°43'19" Gemini	Retrograde	Aug 23, 1943	Mar 28, 1944 into Cancer
Jupiter	27°00'53" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1943	Jul 26, 1944 into Virgo
Saturn	23°45'23" Gemini	Retrograde	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	6°27'55" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	4°00'40" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	8°34'38" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°25'57" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 8, 1943

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 8, 01:46 UTC	Mercury enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 8, 07:45 UTC	Venus enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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