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Where Were the Planets on April 1, 1940?

Quick Answer

On April 1, 1940, the Sun was in Aries (11°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (32% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 1, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°18' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 8°29' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 1, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°36'34" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	Apr 20, 1940 into Taurus
Moon	2°25'52" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 1, 1940	Apr 3, 1940 into Pisces
Mercury	17°21'22" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1940	Apr 17, 1940 into Aries
Venus	26°32'39" Taurus	Direct	Mar 8, 1940	Apr 4, 1940 into Gemini
Mars	29°48'54" Taurus	Direct	Feb 17, 1940	Apr 1, 1940 into Gemini
Jupiter	19°19'50" Aries	Direct	Dec 20, 1939	May 16, 1940 into Taurus
Saturn	1°26'43" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	19°43'28" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°40'03" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°38'37" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	20°42'30" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on April 1, 1940

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 32% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 1, 07:13 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Apr 1, 18:41 UTC	Mars enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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