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Where Were the Planets on March 23, 1940?

Quick Answer

On March 23, 1940, the Sun was in Aries (2°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 23, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°36' Virgo at midnight UTC to 5°49' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 23, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°42'41" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	Apr 20, 1940 into Taurus
Moon	28°13'49" Virgo	Direct	Mar 21, 1940	Mar 23, 1940 into Libra
Mercury	18°22'40" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1940	Apr 17, 1940 into Aries
Venus	16°45'06" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1940	Apr 4, 1940 into Gemini
Mars	23°49'58" Taurus	Direct	Feb 17, 1940	Apr 1, 1940 into Gemini
Jupiter	17°10'34" Aries	Direct	Dec 20, 1939	May 16, 1940 into Taurus
Saturn	0°21'39" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	19°18'34" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°54'32" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°42'20" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	21°11'05" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 23, 1940

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

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 23, 14:38 UTC	Mars trine Neptune	Exact trine
Mar 23, 14:47 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Mar 23, 19:47 UTC	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Libra	3°10' Libra

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