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Where Were the Planets on June 1, 1940?

Quick Answer

On June 1, 1940, the Sun was in Gemini (10°49' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (19% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 1, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°40' Aries at midnight UTC to 24°36' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 1, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°49'14" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1940	Jun 21, 1940 into Cancer
Moon	18°37'15" Aries	Direct	May 30, 1940	Jun 2, 1940 into Taurus
Mercury	23°20'04" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1940	Jun 4, 1940 into Cancer
Venus	13°00'46" Cancer	Direct	May 6, 1940	Jul 5, 1940 into Gemini
Mars	9°35'24" Cancer	Direct	May 17, 1940	Jul 3, 1940 into Leo
Jupiter	3°35'36" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	9°02'13" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	23°07'09" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	22°43'39" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	1°06'56" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	17°28'41" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on June 1, 1940

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 19% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 1, 04:45 UTC	Mercury square Neptune	Exact square

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