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Where Were the Planets on March 14, 1940?

Quick Answer

On March 14, 1940, the Sun was in Pisces (23°46' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (24% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 14, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°43' Taurus at midnight UTC to 29°01' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 14, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°46'03" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1940	Mar 20, 1940 into Aries
Moon	22°50'41" Taurus	Direct	Mar 12, 1940	Mar 15, 1940 into Gemini
Mercury	25°50'49" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1940	Apr 17, 1940 into Aries
Venus	6°39'22" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1940	Apr 4, 1940 into Gemini
Mars	17°49'03" Taurus	Direct	Feb 17, 1940	Apr 1, 1940 into Gemini
Jupiter	15°03'06" Aries	Direct	Dec 20, 1939	May 16, 1940 into Taurus
Saturn	29°19'30" Aries	Direct	Sep 22, 1939	Mar 20, 1940 into Taurus
Uranus	18°56'22" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	24°09'28" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°47'59" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	21°39'41" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 14, 1940

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 24% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 14, 21:08 UTC	The Sun opposite Neptune	Exact opposition

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