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Where Were the Planets on April 7, 1940?

Quick Answer

On April 7, 1940, the Sun was in Aries (17°31' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 7, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°48' Aries at midnight UTC to 19°41' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 7, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°31'07" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	Apr 20, 1940 into Taurus
Moon	13°44'22" Aries	Direct	Apr 6, 1940	Apr 8, 1940 into Taurus
Mercury	20°30'20" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1940	Apr 17, 1940 into Aries
Venus	2°52'12" Gemini	Direct	Apr 4, 1940	May 6, 1940 into Cancer
Mars	3°47'13" Gemini	Direct	Apr 1, 1940	May 17, 1940 into Cancer
Jupiter	20°46'36" Aries	Direct	Dec 20, 1939	May 16, 1940 into Taurus
Saturn	2°11'20" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	20°01'21" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°30'52" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°37'16" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	20°23'26" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on April 7, 1940

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 7, 20:20 UTC	Annular Solar Eclipse in Aries	17°51' Aries

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