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Where Were the Planets on December 22, 1943?

Quick Answer

On December 22, 1943, the Sun was in Sagittarius (29°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (25% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 22, 1943. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°44' Libra at midnight UTC to 6°36' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 22, 1943
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°46'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1943	Dec 22, 1943 into Capricorn
Moon	0°07'37" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 22, 1943	Dec 24, 1943 into Sagittarius
Mercury	19°43'09" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 8, 1943	Feb 12, 1944 into Aquarius
Venus	16°14'04" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 8, 1943	Jan 3, 1944 into Sagittarius
Mars	7°12'58" Gemini	Retrograde	Aug 23, 1943	Mar 28, 1944 into Cancer
Jupiter	26°56'40" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1943	Jul 26, 1944 into Virgo
Saturn	22°36'27" Gemini	Retrograde	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	5°54'30" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	4°11'03" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	8°22'21" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°41'28" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 22, 1943

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 22, 11:45 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Dec 22, 17:29 UTC	The Sun enters Capricorn	December Solstice

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