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Where Were the Planets on May 29, 1940?

Quick Answer

On May 29, 1940, the Sun was in Gemini (7°56' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (46% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 29, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°09' Pisces at midnight UTC to 19°01' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 29, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°56'41" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1940	Jun 21, 1940 into Cancer
Moon	13°06'19" Pisces	Direct	May 28, 1940	May 30, 1940 into Aries
Mercury	17°10'15" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1940	Jun 4, 1940 into Cancer
Venus	12°24'56" Cancer	Direct	May 6, 1940	Jul 5, 1940 into Gemini
Mars	7°39'43" Cancer	Direct	May 17, 1940	Jul 3, 1940 into Leo
Jupiter	2°56'40" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	8°41'19" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	22°57'01" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	22°44'00" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	1°03'33" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	17°38'13" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 29, 1940

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 29, 00:40 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Pisces	7°29' Pisces

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