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Where Were the Planets on March 21, 1940?

Quick Answer

On March 21, 1940, the Sun was in Aries (0°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 21, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°27' Leo at midnight UTC to 5°25' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 21, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°43'42" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	Apr 20, 1940 into Taurus
Moon	27°54'44" Leo	Direct	Mar 19, 1940	Mar 21, 1940 into Virgo
Mercury	19°39'03" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1940	Apr 17, 1940 into Aries
Venus	14°31'57" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1940	Apr 4, 1940 into Gemini
Mars	22°29'56" Taurus	Direct	Feb 17, 1940	Apr 1, 1940 into Gemini
Jupiter	16°42'03" Aries	Direct	Dec 20, 1939	May 16, 1940 into Taurus
Saturn	0°07'34" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	19°13'23" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°57'50" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°43'26" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	21°17'27" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 21, 1940

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 21, 11:54 UTC	The Sun trine Pluto	Exact trine
Mar 21, 15:20 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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