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Where Were the Planets on April 22, 1940?

Quick Answer

On April 22, 1940, the Sun was in Taurus (2°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 22, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°02' Libra at midnight UTC to 13°48' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 22, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°12'00" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1940	May 21, 1940 into Gemini
Moon	6°27'39" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 22, 1940	Apr 24, 1940 into Sagittarius
Mercury	6°49'58" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1940	May 6, 1940 into Taurus
Venus	17°43'45" Gemini	Direct	Apr 4, 1940	May 6, 1940 into Cancer
Mars	13°39'26" Gemini	Direct	Apr 1, 1940	May 17, 1940 into Cancer
Jupiter	24°23'30" Aries	Direct	Dec 20, 1939	May 16, 1940 into Taurus
Saturn	4°05'18" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	20°49'32" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°10'28" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°37'58" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	19°35'46" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on April 22, 1940

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 22, 01:32 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Apr 22, 04:25 UTC	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio	1°47' Scorpio

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