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Where Were the Planets on May 7, 1940?

Quick Answer

On May 7, 1940, the Sun was in Taurus (16°45' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 7, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°33' Taurus at midnight UTC to 22°54' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 7, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°45'51" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1940	May 21, 1940 into Gemini
Moon	16°42'42" Taurus	Direct	May 6, 1940	May 8, 1940 into Gemini
Mercury	1°08'03" Taurus	Direct	May 6, 1940	May 21, 1940 into Gemini
Venus	0°32'59" Cancer	Direct	May 6, 1940	Jul 5, 1940 into Gemini
Mars	23°26'33" Gemini	Direct	Apr 1, 1940	May 17, 1940 into Cancer
Jupiter	27°57'16" Aries	Direct	Dec 20, 1939	May 16, 1940 into Taurus
Saturn	5°59'50" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	21°40'51" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	22°55'03" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°44'26" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	18°48'07" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 7, 1940

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 7, 06:52 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Exact square
May 7, 12:07 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	16°46' Taurus

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