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Where Were the Planets on January 8, 1944?

Quick Answer

On January 8, 1944, the Sun was in Capricorn (17°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 8, 1944. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°11' Gemini at midnight UTC to 1°38' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 8, 1944
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°05'42" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1943	Jan 21, 1944 into Aquarius
Moon	25°26'53" Gemini	Direct	Jan 6, 1944	Jan 8, 1944 into Cancer
Mercury	18°00'05" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 8, 1943	Feb 12, 1944 into Aquarius
Venus	6°19'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1944	Jan 28, 1944 into Capricorn
Mars	4°52'31" Gemini	Stationing direct	Aug 23, 1943	Mar 28, 1944 into Cancer
Jupiter	26°00'56" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1943	Jul 26, 1944 into Virgo
Saturn	21°18'17" Gemini	Retrograde	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	5°20'37" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	4°14'43" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	8°02'41" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	7°47'27" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 8, 1944

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 8, 20:48 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jan 8, 21:14 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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