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Where Were the Planets on June 20, 1940?

Quick Answer

On June 20, 1940, the Sun was in Gemini (28°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Venus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 20, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°01' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 12°26' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 20, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°58'57" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1940	Jun 21, 1940 into Cancer
Moon	5°46'04" Capricorn	Direct	Jun 20, 1940	Jun 22, 1940 into Aquarius
Mercury	23°49'46" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 1940	Jun 26, 1940 into Leo
Venus	8°54'13" Cancer	Retrograde	May 6, 1940	Jul 5, 1940 into Gemini
Mars	21°45'18" Cancer	Direct	May 17, 1940	Jul 3, 1940 into Leo
Jupiter	7°27'30" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	11°05'10" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	24°07'56" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	22°48'18" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	1°32'02" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	16°28'19" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on June 20, 1940

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 20, 01:44 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Jun 20, 18:31 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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