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Where Were the Planets on May 8, 1940?

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On May 8, 1940, the Sun was in Taurus (17°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (1% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 8, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°55' Taurus at midnight UTC to 5°29' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 8, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°43'54" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1940	May 21, 1940 into Gemini
Moon	29°10'57" Taurus	Direct	May 6, 1940	May 8, 1940 into Gemini
Mercury	3°00'10" Taurus	Direct	May 6, 1940	May 21, 1940 into Gemini
Venus	1°18'12" Cancer	Direct	May 6, 1940	Jul 5, 1940 into Gemini
Mars	24°05'32" Gemini	Direct	Apr 1, 1940	May 17, 1940 into Cancer
Jupiter	28°11'19" Aries	Direct	Dec 20, 1939	May 16, 1940 into Taurus
Saturn	6°07'24" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	21°44'20" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	22°54'14" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°45'04" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	18°44'56" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 8, 1940

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 8, 13:33 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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