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Where Were the Planets on December 23, 1944?

Quick Answer

On December 23, 1944, the Sun was in Capricorn (1°33' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (60% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 23, 1944. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°29' Aries at midnight UTC to 19°41' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 23, 1944
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°33'36" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1944	Jan 20, 1945 into Aquarius
Moon	12°35'48" Aries	Direct	Dec 22, 1944	Dec 24, 1944 into Taurus
Mercury	0°38'54" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 1, 1944	Dec 23, 1944 into Sagittarius
Venus	14°34'21" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 11, 1944	Jan 5, 1945 into Pisces
Mars	20°08'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 25, 1944	Jan 5, 1945 into Capricorn
Jupiter	26°53'07" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	7°46'13" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	10°17'05" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	6°22'00" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°52'59" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	19°15'25" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on December 23, 1944

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 60% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 23, 02:52 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Dec 23, 23:20 UTC	Mercury re-enters Sagittarius (retrograde)	Leaves Capricorn

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