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Where Were the Planets on April 20, 1945?

Quick Answer

On April 20, 1945, the Sun was in Taurus (0°02' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (62% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 20, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°25' Leo at midnight UTC to 19°48' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 20, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°02'09" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1945	May 21, 1945 into Gemini
Moon	13°39'40" Leo	Direct	Apr 19, 1945	Apr 21, 1945 into Virgo
Mercury	18°38'32" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1945	May 16, 1945 into Taurus
Venus	22°23'45" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1945	Jun 4, 1945 into Taurus
Mars	20°27'52" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1945	May 2, 1945 into Aries
Jupiter	18°24'35" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	5°40'37" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	10°45'37" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	4°23'42" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	7°54'28" Leo	Stationing retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	13°00'30" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on April 20, 1945

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 62% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 20, 11:07 UTC	The Sun enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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