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Where Were the Planets on May 6, 1940?

Quick Answer

On May 6, 1940, the Sun was in Taurus (15°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (1% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 6, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°23' Aries at midnight UTC to 10°32' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 6, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°47'46" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1940	May 21, 1940 into Gemini
Moon	4°26'48" Taurus	Direct	May 6, 1940	May 8, 1940 into Gemini
Mercury	29°17'49" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1940	May 6, 1940 into Taurus
Venus	29°46'53" Gemini	Direct	Apr 4, 1940	May 6, 1940 into Cancer
Mars	22°47'33" Gemini	Direct	Apr 1, 1940	May 17, 1940 into Cancer
Jupiter	27°43'11" Aries	Direct	Dec 20, 1939	May 16, 1940 into Taurus
Saturn	5°52'15" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	21°37'22" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	22°55'54" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°43'50" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	18°51'18" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 6, 1940

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 6, 03:12 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
May 6, 17:01 UTC	Mars square Neptune	Exact square
May 6, 18:46 UTC	Venus enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
May 6, 21:13 UTC	Mercury enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
May 6, 23:00 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Exact sextile

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