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Where Were the Planets on March 30, 1940?

Quick Answer

On March 30, 1940, the Sun was in Aries (9°38' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (52% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 30, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°05' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 13°51' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 30, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°38'08" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	Apr 20, 1940 into Taurus
Moon	7°31'03" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 29, 1940	Apr 1, 1940 into Aquarius
Mercury	16°55'34" Pisces	Stationing retrograde	Mar 8, 1940	Apr 17, 1940 into Aries
Venus	24°23'51" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1940	Apr 4, 1940 into Gemini
Mars	28°29'18" Taurus	Direct	Feb 17, 1940	Apr 1, 1940 into Gemini
Jupiter	18°50'59" Aries	Direct	Dec 20, 1939	May 16, 1940 into Taurus
Saturn	1°12'03" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	19°37'43" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°43'12" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°39'16" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	20°48'51" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 30, 1940

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 30, 16:20 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	9°49' Capricorn

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