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Where Were the Planets on March 1, 1940?

Quick Answer

On March 1, 1940, the Sun was in Pisces (10°45' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (46% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 1, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°57' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 21°59' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 1, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°45'55" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1940	Mar 20, 1940 into Aries
Moon	15°30'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 29, 1940	Mar 2, 1940 into Capricorn
Mercury	28°32'33" Pisces	Direct	Feb 11, 1940	Mar 4, 1940 into Aries
Venus	21°39'40" Aries	Direct	Feb 12, 1940	Mar 8, 1940 into Taurus
Mars	9°04'39" Taurus	Direct	Feb 17, 1940	Apr 1, 1940 into Gemini
Jupiter	12°04'11" Aries	Direct	Dec 20, 1939	May 16, 1940 into Taurus
Saturn	27°56'36" Aries	Direct	Sep 22, 1939	Mar 20, 1940 into Taurus
Uranus	18°29'57" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	24°30'51" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°59'14" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°20'59" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 1, 1940

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 1, 02:35 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	10°22' Sagittarius

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