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Where Were the Planets on March 8, 1944?

Quick Answer

On March 8, 1944, the Sun was in Pisces (17°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 8, 1944. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°25' Leo at midnight UTC to 7°13' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 8, 1944
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°48'20" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1944	Mar 20, 1944 into Aries
Moon	1°19'33" Virgo	Direct	Mar 8, 1944	Mar 10, 1944 into Libra
Mercury	9°25'54" Pisces	Direct	Mar 3, 1944	Mar 19, 1944 into Aries
Venus	19°24'28" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 21, 1944	Mar 17, 1944 into Pisces
Mars	20°33'49" Gemini	Direct	Aug 23, 1943	Mar 28, 1944 into Cancer
Jupiter	18°57'17" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1943	Jul 26, 1944 into Virgo
Saturn	19°56'53" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	5°06'06" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	3°17'34" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	6°45'46" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	4°36'49" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on March 8, 1944

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 8, 03:50 UTC	Venus opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition
Mar 8, 09:18 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Mar 8, 22:50 UTC	Venus trine Saturn	Exact trine

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