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Where Were the Planets on February 9, 1940?

Quick Answer

On February 9, 1940, the Sun was in Aquarius (19°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (1% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 9, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°31' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 8°25' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 9, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°35'54" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1940	Feb 19, 1940 into Pisces
Moon	2°29'50" Pisces	Direct	Feb 9, 1940	Feb 11, 1940 into Aries
Mercury	26°12'56" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 25, 1940	Feb 11, 1940 into Pisces
Venus	26°41'49" Pisces	Direct	Jan 18, 1940	Feb 12, 1940 into Aries
Mars	24°51'03" Aries	Direct	Jan 4, 1940	Feb 17, 1940 into Taurus
Jupiter	7°35'47" Aries	Direct	Dec 20, 1939	May 16, 1940 into Taurus
Saturn	26°05'52" Aries	Direct	Sep 22, 1939	Mar 20, 1940 into Taurus
Uranus	18°03'45" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	25°01'37" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	1°23'22" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	23°27'43" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on February 9, 1940

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 9, 06:58 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Feb 9, 10:22 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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