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Where Were the Planets on January 2, 1944?

Quick Answer

On January 2, 1944, the Sun was in Capricorn (10°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 2, 1944. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°40' Pisces at midnight UTC to 13°34' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 2, 1944
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°58'49" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1943	Jan 21, 1944 into Aquarius
Moon	6°39'40" Aries	Direct	Jan 2, 1944	Jan 4, 1944 into Taurus
Mercury	24°07'27" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 8, 1943	Feb 12, 1944 into Aquarius
Venus	29°10'22" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 8, 1943	Jan 3, 1944 into Sagittarius
Mars	5°14'59" Gemini	Retrograde	Aug 23, 1943	Mar 28, 1944 into Cancer
Jupiter	26°26'37" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1943	Jul 26, 1944 into Virgo
Saturn	21°44'24" Gemini	Retrograde	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	5°31'28" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	4°14'34" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	8°10'06" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°06'31" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 2, 1944

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 2, 00:33 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Jan 2, 20:04 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	11°19' Aries

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