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Where Were the Planets on February 17, 1944?

Quick Answer

On February 17, 1944, the Sun was in Aquarius (27°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (48% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 17, 1944. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°23' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 6°25' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 17, 1944
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°42'40" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1944	Feb 19, 1944 into Pisces
Moon	29°51'57" Scorpio	Direct	Feb 15, 1944	Feb 17, 1944 into Sagittarius
Mercury	6°55'25" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 12, 1944	Mar 3, 1944 into Pisces
Venus	24°51'29" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 28, 1944	Feb 21, 1944 into Aquarius
Mars	12°31'20" Gemini	Direct	Aug 23, 1943	Mar 28, 1944 into Cancer
Jupiter	21°20'43" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1943	Jul 26, 1944 into Virgo
Saturn	19°41'13" Gemini	Retrograde	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	4°50'13" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	3°46'21" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	7°08'46" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	5°40'22" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on February 17, 1944

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 17, 07:42 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio	27°32' Scorpio
Feb 17, 12:14 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Feb 17, 15:36 UTC	Mercury opposite Pluto	Exact opposition

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