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Where Were the Planets on December 18, 1943?

Quick Answer

On December 18, 1943, the Sun was in Sagittarius (25°41' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (63% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 18, 1943. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°13' Virgo at midnight UTC to 17°03' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 18, 1943
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°41'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1943	Dec 22, 1943 into Capricorn
Moon	11°07'45" Virgo	Direct	Dec 17, 1943	Dec 20, 1943 into Libra
Mercury	14°54'51" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 8, 1943	Feb 12, 1944 into Aquarius
Venus	11°35'41" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 8, 1943	Jan 3, 1944 into Sagittarius
Mars	8°18'53" Gemini	Retrograde	Aug 23, 1943	Mar 28, 1944 into Cancer
Jupiter	27°01'48" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1943	Jul 26, 1944 into Virgo
Saturn	22°56'08" Gemini	Retrograde	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	6°03'42" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	4°08'45" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	8°26'17" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°54'10" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 18, 1943

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 63% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 18, 01:33 UTC	Mars sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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