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Where Were the Planets on January 9, 1940?

Quick Answer

On January 9, 1940, the Sun was in Capricorn (18°05' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 9, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°52' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 23°25' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 9, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°05'06" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1939	Jan 21, 1940 into Aquarius
Moon	17°11'01" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 8, 1940	Jan 10, 1940 into Aquarius
Mercury	4°46'26" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 6, 1940	Jan 25, 1940 into Aquarius
Venus	18°48'37" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 25, 1939	Jan 18, 1940 into Pisces
Mars	3°44'05" Aries	Direct	Jan 4, 1940	Feb 17, 1940 into Taurus
Jupiter	2°15'09" Aries	Direct	Dec 20, 1939	May 16, 1940 into Taurus
Saturn	24°33'24" Aries	Direct	Sep 22, 1939	Mar 20, 1940 into Taurus
Uranus	18°06'38" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	25°28'38" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°04'37" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	25°06'12" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 9, 1940

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 9, 12:35 UTC	The Sun trine Uranus	Exact trine
Jan 9, 13:53 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	18°10' Capricorn

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