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Where Were the Planets on February 8, 1940?

Quick Answer

On February 8, 1940, the Sun was in Aquarius (18°35' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 8, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°30' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 26°31' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 8, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°35'07" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1940	Feb 19, 1940 into Pisces
Moon	20°32'13" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1940	Feb 9, 1940 into Pisces
Mercury	24°24'24" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 25, 1940	Feb 11, 1940 into Pisces
Venus	25°29'26" Pisces	Direct	Jan 18, 1940	Feb 12, 1940 into Aries
Mars	24°10'15" Aries	Direct	Jan 4, 1940	Feb 17, 1940 into Taurus
Jupiter	7°23'50" Aries	Direct	Dec 20, 1939	May 16, 1940 into Taurus
Saturn	26°01'27" Aries	Direct	Sep 22, 1939	Mar 20, 1940 into Taurus
Uranus	18°03'03" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	25°02'53" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	1°24'39" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	23°30'53" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on February 8, 1940

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

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 8, 03:21 UTC	Venus opposite Neptune	Exact opposition
Feb 8, 06:58 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile
Feb 8, 07:45 UTC	New Moon in Aquarius	18°24' Aquarius

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