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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1945?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1945, the Sun was in Aries (27°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (31% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°09' Gemini at midnight UTC to 11°39' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°06'20" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1945	Apr 20, 1945 into Taurus
Moon	4°58'19" Cancer	Direct	Apr 17, 1945	Apr 19, 1945 into Leo
Mercury	20°27'48" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1945	May 16, 1945 into Taurus
Venus	24°12'43" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1945	Jun 4, 1945 into Taurus
Mars	18°08'27" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1945	May 2, 1945 into Aries
Jupiter	18°38'12" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	5°27'06" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	10°37'09" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	4°28'08" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	7°54'35" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	13°10'02" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on April 17, 1945

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 31% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 03:13 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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