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Where Were the Planets on April 20, 1940?

Quick Answer

On April 20, 1940, the Sun was in Taurus (0°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 20, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°08' Virgo at midnight UTC to 14°05' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 20, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°15'01" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1940	May 21, 1940 into Gemini
Moon	6°36'57" Libra	Direct	Apr 20, 1940	Apr 22, 1940 into Scorpio
Mercury	4°08'06" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1940	May 6, 1940 into Taurus
Venus	15°50'41" Gemini	Direct	Apr 4, 1940	May 6, 1940 into Cancer
Mars	12°20'47" Gemini	Direct	Apr 1, 1940	May 17, 1940 into Cancer
Jupiter	23°54'41" Aries	Direct	Dec 20, 1939	May 16, 1940 into Taurus
Saturn	3°50'00" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	20°42'53" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°12'56" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°37'32" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	19°42'08" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on April 20, 1940

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

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 20, 01:22 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Apr 20, 05:50 UTC	The Sun enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 20, 21:16 UTC	The Sun square Pluto	Exact square

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