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Where Were the Planets on January 24, 1940?

Quick Answer

On January 24, 1940, the Sun was in Aquarius (3°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 24, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°26' Cancer at midnight UTC to 4°13' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 24, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°21'34" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1940	Feb 19, 1940 into Pisces
Moon	26°48'06" Cancer	Direct	Jan 22, 1940	Jan 24, 1940 into Leo
Mercury	28°28'09" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 6, 1940	Jan 25, 1940 into Aquarius
Venus	7°15'17" Pisces	Direct	Jan 18, 1940	Feb 12, 1940 into Aries
Mars	13°57'22" Aries	Direct	Jan 4, 1940	Feb 17, 1940 into Taurus
Jupiter	4°36'23" Aries	Direct	Dec 20, 1939	May 16, 1940 into Taurus
Saturn	25°06'12" Aries	Direct	Sep 22, 1939	Mar 20, 1940 into Taurus
Uranus	17°58'58" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	25°18'58" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	1°44'34" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	24°18'33" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 24, 1940

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 24, 17:10 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jan 24, 23:22 UTC	Full Moon in Leo	3°50' Leo

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