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Where Were the Planets on April 6, 1944?

Quick Answer

On April 6, 1944, the Sun was in Aries (16°33' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (95% illuminated). Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 6, 1944. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°51' Virgo at midnight UTC to 27°48' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 6, 1944
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°33'42" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1944	Apr 20, 1944 into Taurus
Moon	21°49'26" Virgo	Direct	Apr 4, 1944	Apr 7, 1944 into Libra
Mercury	4°25'57" Taurus	Direct	Apr 3, 1944	Jun 11, 1944 into Gemini
Venus	25°04'28" Pisces	Direct	Mar 17, 1944	Apr 10, 1944 into Aries
Mars	4°37'52" Cancer	Direct	Mar 28, 1944	May 22, 1944 into Leo
Jupiter	17°06'12" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1943	Jul 26, 1944 into Virgo
Saturn	21°34'10" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	6°02'58" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	2°30'09" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	6°26'16" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	3°04'41" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on April 6, 1944

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 6, 16:55 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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