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Where Were the Planets on February 16, 1940?

Quick Answer

On February 16, 1940, the Sun was in Aquarius (26°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 16, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°59' Taurus at midnight UTC to 2°33' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 16, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°40'37" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1940	Feb 19, 1940 into Pisces
Moon	26°13'56" Taurus	Direct	Feb 14, 1940	Feb 16, 1940 into Gemini
Mercury	8°54'04" Pisces	Direct	Feb 11, 1940	Mar 4, 1940 into Aries
Venus	5°06'12" Aries	Direct	Feb 12, 1940	Mar 8, 1940 into Taurus
Mars	29°36'25" Aries	Direct	Jan 4, 1940	Feb 17, 1940 into Taurus
Jupiter	9°01'46" Aries	Direct	Dec 20, 1939	May 16, 1940 into Taurus
Saturn	26°39'06" Aries	Direct	Sep 22, 1939	Mar 20, 1940 into Taurus
Uranus	18°10'03" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	24°52'09" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	1°14'41" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	23°05'28" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on February 16, 1940

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 16, 11:20 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Feb 16, 12:56 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Taurus	26°43' Taurus
Feb 16, 19:09 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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