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Where Were the Planets on December 26, 1943?

Quick Answer

On December 26, 1943, the Sun was in Capricorn (3°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 26, 1943. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°44' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 2°10' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 26, 1943
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°50'38" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1943	Jan 21, 1944 into Aquarius
Moon	24°55'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 24, 1943	Dec 26, 1943 into Capricorn
Mercury	23°18'07" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 8, 1943	Feb 12, 1944 into Aquarius
Venus	20°54'43" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 8, 1943	Jan 3, 1944 into Sagittarius
Mars	6°18'46" Gemini	Retrograde	Aug 23, 1943	Mar 28, 1944 into Cancer
Jupiter	26°48'25" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1943	Jul 26, 1944 into Virgo
Saturn	22°17'03" Gemini	Retrograde	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	5°45'43" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	4°12'49" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	8°18'08" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°28'45" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 26, 1943

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 26, 20:23 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 26, 20:45 UTC	The Sun square Neptune	Exact square

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