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Where Were the Planets on December 17, 1943?

Quick Answer

On December 17, 1943, the Sun was in Sagittarius (24°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (72% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 17, 1943. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°26' Leo at midnight UTC to 5°12' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 17, 1943
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°40'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1943	Dec 22, 1943 into Capricorn
Moon	29°19'40" Leo	Direct	Dec 15, 1943	Dec 17, 1943 into Virgo
Mercury	13°35'33" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 8, 1943	Feb 12, 1944 into Aquarius
Venus	10°26'29" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 8, 1943	Jan 3, 1944 into Sagittarius
Mars	8°37'01" Gemini	Retrograde	Aug 23, 1943	Mar 28, 1944 into Cancer
Jupiter	27°02'35" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1943	Jul 26, 1944 into Virgo
Saturn	23°01'04" Gemini	Retrograde	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	6°06'03" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	4°08'05" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	8°27'13" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°57'21" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 17, 1943

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 17, 13:22 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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