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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1944?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1944, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1944. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°04' Cancer at midnight UTC to 8°51' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1944
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°42'38" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1944	Jan 20, 1945 into Aquarius
Moon	2°30'08" Leo	Direct	Dec 31, 1944	Jan 2, 1945 into Virgo
Mercury	22°59'07" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 23, 1944	Jan 14, 1945 into Capricorn
Venus	23°54'02" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 11, 1944	Jan 5, 1945 into Pisces
Mars	26°03'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 25, 1944	Jan 5, 1945 into Capricorn
Jupiter	27°16'44" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	7°06'40" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	9°59'22" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	6°25'05" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°44'11" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	18°50'00" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on December 31, 1944

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 07:19 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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