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Where Were the Planets on January 8, 1940?

Quick Answer

On January 8, 1940, the Sun was in Capricorn (17°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (1% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 8, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°07' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 10°52' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 8, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°03'55" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1939	Jan 21, 1940 into Aquarius
Moon	4°31'51" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 8, 1940	Jan 10, 1940 into Aquarius
Mercury	3°15'34" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 6, 1940	Jan 25, 1940 into Aquarius
Venus	17°34'31" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 25, 1939	Jan 18, 1940 into Pisces
Mars	3°03'16" Aries	Direct	Jan 4, 1940	Feb 17, 1940 into Taurus
Jupiter	2°06'49" Aries	Direct	Dec 20, 1939	May 16, 1940 into Taurus
Saturn	24°32'05" Aries	Direct	Sep 22, 1939	Mar 20, 1940 into Taurus
Uranus	18°07'33" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	25°29'01" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°05'55" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	25°09'23" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 8, 1940

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 8, 03:29 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Jan 8, 06:04 UTC	Mercury square Mars	Exact square
Jan 8, 09:43 UTC	Jupiter trine Pluto	Exact trine
Jan 8, 22:33 UTC	Venus square Uranus	Exact square

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