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Where Were the Planets on January 14, 1940?

Quick Answer

On January 14, 1940, the Sun was in Capricorn (23°10' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (21% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 14, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°51' Pisces at midnight UTC to 23°38' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 14, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°10'53" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1939	Jan 21, 1940 into Aquarius
Moon	17°45'24" Pisces	Direct	Jan 13, 1940	Jan 15, 1940 into Aries
Mercury	12°27'47" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 6, 1940	Jan 25, 1940 into Aquarius
Venus	24°58'37" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 25, 1939	Jan 18, 1940 into Pisces
Mars	7°08'21" Aries	Direct	Jan 4, 1940	Feb 17, 1940 into Taurus
Jupiter	2°58'55" Aries	Direct	Dec 20, 1939	May 16, 1940 into Taurus
Saturn	24°41'41" Aries	Direct	Sep 22, 1939	Mar 20, 1940 into Taurus
Uranus	18°02'48" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	25°26'12" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	1°58'02" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	24°50'19" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 14, 1940

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 21% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 14, 06:21 UTC	Venus sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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