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Where Were the Planets on April 29, 1940?

Quick Answer

On April 29, 1940, the Sun was in Taurus (9°00' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (48% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 29, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°50' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 17°02' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 29, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°00'31" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1940	May 21, 1940 into Gemini
Moon	10°58'23" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 28, 1940	May 1, 1940 into Pisces
Mercury	17°18'09" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1940	May 6, 1940 into Taurus
Venus	24°01'46" Gemini	Direct	Apr 4, 1940	May 6, 1940 into Cancer
Mars	18°13'59" Gemini	Direct	Apr 1, 1940	May 17, 1940 into Cancer
Jupiter	26°03'53" Aries	Direct	Dec 20, 1939	May 16, 1940 into Taurus
Saturn	4°58'54" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	21°13'14" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°02'34" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°40'17" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	19°13'32" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on April 29, 1940

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 29, 07:49 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	8°50' Aquarius

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