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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 1940?

Quick Answer

On January 1, 1940, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (58% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 1, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°40' Virgo at midnight UTC to 7°45' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°55'44" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1939	Jan 21, 1940 into Aquarius
Moon	0°45'01" Libra	Direct	Jan 1, 1940	Jan 3, 1940 into Scorpio
Mercury	22°53'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 13, 1939	Jan 6, 1940 into Capricorn
Venus	8°54'58" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 25, 1939	Jan 18, 1940 into Pisces
Mars	28°18'10" Pisces	Direct	Nov 19, 1939	Jan 4, 1940 into Aries
Jupiter	1°12'51" Aries	Direct	Dec 20, 1939	May 16, 1940 into Taurus
Saturn	24°25'54" Aries	Direct	Sep 22, 1939	Mar 20, 1940 into Taurus
Uranus	18°15'18" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	25°30'48" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°14'46" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	25°31'37" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 1, 1940

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 58% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 1, 10:43 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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