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Where Were the Planets on January 18, 1944?

Quick Answer

On January 18, 1944, the Sun was in Capricorn (27°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (52% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 18, 1944. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°25' Libra at midnight UTC to 1°50' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 18, 1944
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°16'49" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1943	Jan 21, 1944 into Aquarius
Moon	25°35'56" Libra	Direct	Jan 16, 1944	Jan 18, 1944 into Scorpio
Mercury	8°47'55" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 8, 1943	Feb 12, 1944 into Aquarius
Venus	18°19'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1944	Jan 28, 1944 into Capricorn
Mars	5°17'02" Gemini	Direct	Aug 23, 1943	Mar 28, 1944 into Cancer
Jupiter	25°05'18" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1943	Jul 26, 1944 into Virgo
Saturn	20°40'04" Gemini	Retrograde	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	5°05'44" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	4°12'16" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	7°49'31" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	7°15'41" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 18, 1944

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 18, 15:32 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	27°26' Libra
Jan 18, 20:27 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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