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Where Were the Planets on June 17, 1940?

Quick Answer

On June 17, 1940, the Sun was in Gemini (26°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Venus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 17, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°22' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 1°24' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 17, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°07'14" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1940	Jun 21, 1940 into Cancer
Moon	24°24'35" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 15, 1940	Jun 17, 1940 into Sagittarius
Mercury	20°05'47" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 1940	Jun 26, 1940 into Leo
Venus	10°25'41" Cancer	Retrograde	May 6, 1940	Jul 5, 1940 into Gemini
Mars	19°50'23" Cancer	Direct	May 17, 1940	Jul 3, 1940 into Leo
Jupiter	6°52'47" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	10°47'00" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	23°58'49" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	22°46'47" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	1°27'42" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	16°37'51" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on June 17, 1940

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 17, 03:01 UTC	Mercury conjunct Mars	Exact conjunction
Jun 17, 21:33 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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