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Where Were the Planets on March 7, 1940?

Quick Answer

On March 7, 1940, the Sun was in Pisces (16°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 7, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°29' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 5°22' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 7, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°46'38" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1940	Mar 20, 1940 into Aries
Moon	29°26'46" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 5, 1940	Mar 7, 1940 into Pisces
Mercury	0°07'44" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 4, 1940	Mar 8, 1940 into Pisces
Venus	28°38'02" Aries	Direct	Feb 12, 1940	Mar 8, 1940 into Taurus
Mars	13°07'05" Taurus	Direct	Feb 17, 1940	Apr 1, 1940 into Gemini
Jupiter	13°25'50" Aries	Direct	Dec 20, 1939	May 16, 1940 into Taurus
Saturn	28°33'43" Aries	Direct	Sep 22, 1939	Mar 20, 1940 into Taurus
Uranus	18°41'15" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	24°21'05" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°53'38" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°01'56" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 7, 1940

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 7, 10:21 UTC	Venus conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction
Mar 7, 13:07 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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