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Where Were the Planets on December 15, 1943?

Quick Answer

On December 15, 1943, the Sun was in Sagittarius (22°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (87% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 15, 1943. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°41' Cancer at midnight UTC to 11°36' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 15, 1943
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°38'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1943	Dec 22, 1943 into Capricorn
Moon	5°40'25" Leo	Direct	Dec 15, 1943	Dec 17, 1943 into Virgo
Mercury	10°51'04" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 8, 1943	Feb 12, 1944 into Aquarius
Venus	8°08'36" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 8, 1943	Jan 3, 1944 into Sagittarius
Mars	9°15'03" Gemini	Retrograde	Aug 23, 1943	Mar 28, 1944 into Cancer
Jupiter	27°03'35" Leo	Stationing direct	Jun 30, 1943	Jul 26, 1944 into Virgo
Saturn	23°10'58" Gemini	Retrograde	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	6°10'48" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	4°06'40" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	8°29'01" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°03'42" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 15, 1943

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

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 15, 00:36 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Dec 15, 19:02 UTC	Venus square Pluto	Exact square
Dec 15, 23:49 UTC	The Sun opposite Saturn	Exact opposition

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