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Where Were the Planets on October 20, 1944?

Quick Answer

On October 20, 1944, the Sun was in Libra (26°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (10% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 20, 1944. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°30' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 9°57' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 20, 1944
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°58'27" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1944	Oct 23, 1944 into Scorpio
Moon	3°43'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 20, 1944	Oct 22, 1944 into Capricorn
Mercury	26°41'38" Libra	Direct	Oct 5, 1944	Oct 22, 1944 into Scorpio
Venus	27°17'25" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 28, 1944	Oct 22, 1944 into Sagittarius
Mars	4°45'23" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 13, 1944	Nov 25, 1944 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	18°11'12" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	10°46'43" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	12°42'55" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	4°50'06" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	10°09'37" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°38'46" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on October 20, 1944

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 20, 04:49 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Oct 20, 21:52 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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