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Where Were the Planets on February 23, 1940?

Quick Answer

On February 23, 1940, the Sun was in Pisces (3°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 23, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°20' Leo at midnight UTC to 12°35' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 23, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°43'57" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1940	Mar 20, 1940 into Aries
Moon	4°57'57" Virgo	Direct	Feb 23, 1940	Feb 25, 1940 into Libra
Mercury	20°34'38" Pisces	Direct	Feb 11, 1940	Mar 4, 1940 into Aries
Venus	13°25'45" Aries	Direct	Feb 12, 1940	Mar 8, 1940 into Taurus
Mars	4°21'00" Taurus	Direct	Feb 17, 1940	Apr 1, 1940 into Gemini
Jupiter	10°31'25" Aries	Direct	Dec 20, 1939	May 16, 1940 into Taurus
Saturn	27°16'09" Aries	Direct	Sep 22, 1939	Mar 20, 1940 into Taurus
Uranus	18°18'50" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	24°41'50" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	1°06'36" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°43'14" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on February 23, 1940

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

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 23, 04:11 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Feb 23, 09:56 UTC	Full Moon in Virgo	3°39' Virgo

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