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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1944?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 1944, the Sun was in Aries (26°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 1944. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°12' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 7°07' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1944
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°21'54" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1944	Apr 20, 1944 into Taurus
Moon	0°08'19" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 16, 1944	Apr 18, 1944 into Pisces
Mercury	14°53'44" Taurus	Direct	Apr 3, 1944	Jun 11, 1944 into Gemini
Venus	7°22'08" Aries	Direct	Apr 10, 1944	May 4, 1944 into Taurus
Mars	9°53'54" Cancer	Direct	Mar 28, 1944	May 22, 1944 into Leo
Jupiter	17°03'12" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1943	Jul 26, 1944 into Virgo
Saturn	22°25'01" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	6°30'08" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	2°14'43" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	6°24'20" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	2°32'54" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on April 16, 1944

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 04:59 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	26°05' Capricorn
Apr 16, 11:45 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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