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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 1940?

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On January 20, 1940, the Sun was in Capricorn (29°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (76% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°19' Taurus at midnight UTC to 7°23' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°17'27" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1939	Jan 21, 1940 into Aquarius
Moon	0°47'59" Gemini	Direct	Jan 20, 1940	Jan 22, 1940 into Cancer
Mercury	21°57'29" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 6, 1940	Jan 25, 1940 into Aquarius
Venus	2°21'13" Pisces	Direct	Jan 18, 1940	Feb 12, 1940 into Aries
Mars	11°13'45" Aries	Direct	Jan 4, 1940	Feb 17, 1940 into Taurus
Jupiter	3°55'54" Aries	Direct	Dec 20, 1939	May 16, 1940 into Taurus
Saturn	24°55'08" Aries	Direct	Sep 22, 1939	Mar 20, 1940 into Taurus
Uranus	17°59'52" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	25°22'13" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	1°49'58" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	24°31'15" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 20, 1940

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 76% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 20, 10:31 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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