# Astrology Calendar 1940

> In 1940, Mercury is retrograde 3 times (Mar 6 to Mar 29; Jul 8 to Aug 1; Nov 1 to Nov 21). There are 5 eclipses: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on March 23, 1940 in Libra; Annular Solar Eclipse on April 7, 1940 in Aries; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on April 22, 1940 in Scorpio; Total Solar Eclipse on October 1, 1940 in Libra; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on October 16, 1940 in Aries. All dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/1940

## Seasons

| Date (UTC) | Event |
| --- | --- |
| 1940-03-20 18:23 UTC | March Equinox, the Sun enters Aries |
| 1940-06-21 13:36 UTC | June Solstice, the Sun enters Cancer |
| 1940-09-23 04:45 UTC | September Equinox, the Sun enters Libra |
| 1940-12-21 23:54 UTC | December Solstice, the Sun enters Capricorn |

## Eclipses

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1940-03-23 19:47 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Libra | 3°10' Libra |
| 1940-04-07 20:20 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Aries | 17°51' Aries |
| 1940-04-22 04:25 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio | 1°47' Scorpio |
| 1940-10-01 12:43 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Libra | 8°10' Libra |
| 1940-10-16 08:00 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Aries | 22°42' Aries |

## Retrogrades

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Uranus | 1939-08-28 14:36 UTC at 21°58' Taurus | 1940-01-26 20:33 UTC at 17°58' Taurus | Taurus | 1939-05-11 to 1940-05-12 |
| Pluto | 1939-11-04 08:04 UTC at 2°54' Leo | 1940-04-13 02:55 UTC at 0°36' Leo | Leo | 1939-07-08 to 1940-08-10 |
| Neptune | 1939-12-28 14:07 UTC at 25°31' Virgo | 1940-06-03 11:36 UTC at 22°43' Virgo | Virgo | 1939-09-07 to 1940-09-25 |
| Mercury | 1940-03-06 05:34 UTC at 0°15' Aries | 1940-03-29 02:57 UTC at 16°50' Pisces | Aries, Pisces | 1940-02-21 to 1940-04-17 |
| Venus | 1940-06-05 10:06 UTC at 13°18' Cancer | 1940-07-18 13:15 UTC at 26°47' Gemini | Cancer, Gemini | 1940-05-02 to 1940-08-21 |
| Mercury | 1940-07-08 14:12 UTC at 5°18' Leo | 1940-08-01 18:46 UTC at 24°38' Cancer | Leo, Cancer | 1940-06-21 to 1940-08-15 |
| Saturn | 1940-08-27 07:51 UTC at 14°46' Taurus | 1941-01-09 12:08 UTC at 7°53' Taurus | Taurus | 1940-05-22 to 1941-04-13 |
| Uranus | 1940-09-01 03:47 UTC at 26°08' Taurus | 1941-01-30 05:05 UTC at 22°09' Taurus | Taurus | 1940-05-15 to 1941-05-16 |
| Jupiter | 1940-09-04 12:55 UTC at 15°40' Taurus | 1940-12-31 01:17 UTC at 5°40' Taurus | Taurus | 1940-06-11 to 1941-03-24 |
| Mercury | 1940-11-01 01:36 UTC at 28°07' Scorpio | 1940-11-21 04:06 UTC at 12°02' Scorpio | Scorpio | 1940-10-12 to 1940-12-08 |
| Pluto | 1940-11-05 02:02 UTC at 4°20' Leo | 1941-04-14 18:53 UTC at 2°01' Leo | Leo | 1940-07-09 to 1941-08-11 |
| Neptune | 1940-12-30 00:17 UTC at 27°41' Virgo | 1941-06-05 22:59 UTC at 24°54' Virgo | Virgo | 1940-09-09 to 1941-09-28 |

## January 1940

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1940-01-04 00:04 UTC | Mars enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1940-01-06 07:54 UTC | Mercury enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1940-01-08 09:43 UTC | Jupiter trine Pluto | Exact trine |
| 1940-01-09 13:53 UTC | New Moon in Capricorn | 18°10' Capricorn |
| 1940-01-18 13:59 UTC | Venus enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1940-01-21 04:43 UTC | The Sun enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1940-01-24 23:22 UTC | Full Moon in Leo | 3°50' Leo |
| 1940-01-25 10:13 UTC | Mercury enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1940-01-26 20:33 UTC | Uranus stations direct | 17°58' Taurus |

## February 1940

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1940-02-08 07:45 UTC | New Moon in Aquarius | 18°24' Aquarius |
| 1940-02-11 13:59 UTC | Mercury enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1940-02-12 05:50 UTC | Venus enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1940-02-17 01:54 UTC | Mars enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1940-02-19 19:03 UTC | The Sun enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1940-02-23 09:56 UTC | Full Moon in Virgo | 3°39' Virgo |

## March 1940

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1940-03-04 10:12 UTC | Mercury enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1940-03-06 05:34 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 0°15' Aries |
| 1940-03-08 01:25 UTC | Mercury re-enters Pisces (retrograde) | Leaves Aries |
| 1940-03-08 16:25 UTC | Venus enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1940-03-09 02:23 UTC | New Moon in Pisces | 18°22' Pisces |
| 1940-03-20 10:00 UTC | Saturn enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1940-03-20 18:23 UTC | The Sun enters Aries | March Equinox |
| 1940-03-23 19:47 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Libra | 3°10' Libra |
| 1940-03-26 05:09 UTC | Saturn square Pluto | Exact square |
| 1940-03-29 02:57 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 16°50' Pisces |

## April 1940

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1940-04-01 18:41 UTC | Mars enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1940-04-04 18:09 UTC | Venus enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1940-04-07 20:20 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Aries | 17°51' Aries |
| 1940-04-13 02:55 UTC | Pluto stations direct | 0°36' Leo |
| 1940-04-17 04:55 UTC | Mercury enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1940-04-20 05:50 UTC | The Sun enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1940-04-22 04:25 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio | 1°47' Scorpio |

## May 1940

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1940-05-06 18:46 UTC | Venus enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1940-05-06 21:13 UTC | Mercury enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1940-05-07 12:07 UTC | New Moon in Taurus | 16°46' Taurus |
| 1940-05-16 07:53 UTC | Jupiter enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1940-05-17 14:46 UTC | Mars enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1940-05-20 07:24 UTC | Jupiter square Pluto | Exact square |
| 1940-05-21 05:22 UTC | The Sun enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1940-05-21 13:33 UTC | Full Moon in Sagittarius | 0°19' Sagittarius |
| 1940-05-21 13:58 UTC | Mercury enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1940-05-25 21:58 UTC | Uranus trine Neptune | Exact trine |

## June 1940

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1940-06-03 11:36 UTC | Neptune stations direct | 22°43' Virgo |
| 1940-06-04 22:28 UTC | Mercury enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1940-06-05 10:06 UTC | Venus stations retrograde | 13°18' Cancer |
| 1940-06-06 01:05 UTC | New Moon in Gemini | 15°10' Gemini |
| 1940-06-19 23:02 UTC | Full Moon in Sagittarius | 28°28' Sagittarius |
| 1940-06-21 13:36 UTC | The Sun enters Cancer | June Solstice |
| 1940-06-26 14:33 UTC | Mercury enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |

## July 1940

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1940-07-03 10:31 UTC | Mars enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1940-07-05 11:28 UTC | New Moon in Cancer | 13°16' Cancer |
| 1940-07-05 16:20 UTC | Venus re-enters Gemini (retrograde) | Leaves Cancer |
| 1940-07-08 14:12 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 5°18' Leo |
| 1940-07-18 13:15 UTC | Venus stations direct | 26°47' Gemini |
| 1940-07-19 09:55 UTC | Full Moon in Capricorn | 26°33' Capricorn |
| 1940-07-21 01:40 UTC | Mercury re-enters Cancer (retrograde) | Leaves Leo |
| 1940-07-23 00:34 UTC | The Sun enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |

## August 1940

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1940-08-01 02:18 UTC | Venus enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1940-08-01 18:46 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 24°38' Cancer |
| 1940-08-03 20:09 UTC | New Moon in Leo | 11°18' Leo |
| 1940-08-08 01:15 UTC | Jupiter conjunct Saturn | Exact conjunction |
| 1940-08-11 17:05 UTC | Mercury enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1940-08-17 23:03 UTC | Full Moon in Aquarius | 24°51' Aquarius |
| 1940-08-19 15:58 UTC | Mars enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1940-08-23 07:28 UTC | The Sun enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1940-08-27 07:51 UTC | Saturn stations retrograde | 14°46' Taurus |
| 1940-08-29 11:10 UTC | Mercury enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |

## September 1940

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1940-09-01 03:47 UTC | Uranus stations retrograde | 26°08' Taurus |
| 1940-09-02 04:15 UTC | New Moon in Virgo | 9°32' Virgo |
| 1940-09-04 12:55 UTC | Jupiter stations retrograde | 15°40' Taurus |
| 1940-09-08 16:59 UTC | Venus enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1940-09-14 11:33 UTC | Mercury enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1940-09-16 14:41 UTC | Full Moon in Pisces | 23°34' Pisces |
| 1940-09-23 04:45 UTC | The Sun enters Libra | September Equinox |

## October 1940

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1940-10-01 12:43 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Libra | 8°10' Libra |
| 1940-10-02 03:01 UTC | Uranus trine Neptune | Exact trine |
| 1940-10-03 12:13 UTC | Mercury enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1940-10-05 14:21 UTC | Mars enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1940-10-06 21:09 UTC | Venus enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1940-10-16 08:00 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Aries | 22°42' Aries |
| 1940-10-20 04:28 UTC | Jupiter conjunct Saturn | Exact conjunction |
| 1940-10-23 13:39 UTC | The Sun enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1940-10-30 22:03 UTC | New Moon in Scorpio | 7°20' Scorpio |

## November 1940

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1940-11-01 01:36 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 28°07' Scorpio |
| 1940-11-01 17:23 UTC | Venus enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1940-11-05 02:02 UTC | Pluto stations retrograde | 4°20' Leo |
| 1940-11-15 02:23 UTC | Full Moon in Taurus | 22°35' Taurus |
| 1940-11-20 17:15 UTC | Mars enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1940-11-21 04:06 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 12°02' Scorpio |
| 1940-11-22 10:48 UTC | The Sun enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1940-11-26 12:31 UTC | Venus enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1940-11-29 08:42 UTC | New Moon in Sagittarius | 7°00' Sagittarius |

## December 1940

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1940-12-09 12:44 UTC | Mercury enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1940-12-14 19:38 UTC | Full Moon in Gemini | 22°41' Gemini |
| 1940-12-20 19:36 UTC | Venus enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1940-12-21 23:54 UTC | The Sun enters Capricorn | December Solstice |
| 1940-12-28 20:56 UTC | New Moon in Capricorn | 7°00' Capricorn |
| 1940-12-29 09:35 UTC | Mercury enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |

## Questions

### What Are the Key Astrology Dates in 1940?

In 1940, Mercury is retrograde 3 times (Mar 6 to Mar 29; Jul 8 to Aug 1; Nov 1 to Nov 21). There are 5 eclipses: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on March 23, 1940 in Libra; Annular Solar Eclipse on April 7, 1940 in Aries; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on April 22, 1940 in Scorpio; Total Solar Eclipse on October 1, 1940 in Libra; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on October 16, 1940 in Aries. All dates are in UTC.

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 1940?

Mercury is retrograde 3 times in 1940: from March 6, 1940 to March 29, 1940 (Aries and Pisces); from July 8, 1940 to August 1, 1940 (Leo and Cancer); from November 1, 1940 to November 21, 1940 (Scorpio).

### When Are the Eclipses in 1940?

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Libra on March 23, 1940; Annular Solar Eclipse in Aries on April 7, 1940; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio on April 22, 1940; Total Solar Eclipse in Libra on October 1, 1940; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Aries on October 16, 1940.

### When Do the Seasons Start in 1940?

March Equinox: March 20, 1940 at 1:23 PM ET (18:23 UTC); June Solstice: June 21, 1940 at 9:36 AM ET (13:36 UTC); September Equinox: September 23, 1940 at 12:45 AM ET (04:45 UTC); December Solstice: December 21, 1940 at 6:54 PM ET (23:54 UTC).

### Why Do Some Calendars List a Different Date?

Most astrology sites print a single date without a time zone. An ingress at 10:49 PM in New York is already the next day in London and Sydney, so two correct sources can disagree by a day. Selfgazer gives every time in both US Eastern time and UTC, and the tables switch to your own time zone in the browser.

## Method

Positions are geocentric and tropical: apparent longitudes on the true ecliptic and equinox of date, corrected for light time and aberration. They are computed with the open-source Astronomy Engine library (VSOP87 planetary theory) and agree with the Swiss Ephemeris to within about one arcminute. The North Node is the mean node. Times are given in UTC and US Eastern time.

Source: [Selfgazer](https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/1940). Free to cite with a link to the source page.