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Where Were the Planets on March 25, 1940?

Quick Answer

On March 25, 1940, the Sun was in Aries (4°41' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 25, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°57' Libra at midnight UTC to 5°47' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 25, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°41'32" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	Apr 20, 1940 into Taurus
Moon	28°25'20" Libra	Direct	Mar 23, 1940	Mar 25, 1940 into Scorpio
Mercury	17°28'27" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1940	Apr 17, 1940 into Aries
Venus	18°57'22" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1940	Apr 4, 1940 into Gemini
Mars	25°09'53" Taurus	Direct	Feb 17, 1940	Apr 1, 1940 into Gemini
Jupiter	17°39'09" Aries	Direct	Dec 20, 1939	May 16, 1940 into Taurus
Saturn	0°35'53" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	19°23'52" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°51'16" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°41'20" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	21°04'44" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 25, 1940

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 25, 14:33 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Mar 25, 22:04 UTC	Venus conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction

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