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Where Were the Planets on June 6, 1940?

Quick Answer

On June 6, 1940, the Sun was in Gemini (15°36' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Venus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 6, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°35' Gemini at midnight UTC to 27°45' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 6, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°36'32" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1940	Jun 21, 1940 into Cancer
Moon	21°08'23" Gemini	Direct	Jun 4, 1940	Jun 7, 1940 into Cancer
Mercury	2°52'33" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 1940	Jun 26, 1940 into Leo
Venus	13°16'54" Cancer	Stationing direct	May 6, 1940	Jul 5, 1940 into Gemini
Mars	12°47'58" Cancer	Direct	May 17, 1940	Jul 3, 1940 into Leo
Jupiter	4°39'13" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	9°36'16" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	23°23'46" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	22°43'44" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	1°12'58" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	17°12'48" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on June 6, 1940

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 6, 01:05 UTC	New Moon in Gemini	15°10' Gemini

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