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Where Were the Planets on June 21, 1940?

Quick Answer

On June 21, 1940, the Sun was in Gemini (29°56' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). Venus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 21, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°26' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 25°33' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 21, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°56'10" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1940	Jun 21, 1940 into Cancer
Moon	19°02'40" Capricorn	Direct	Jun 20, 1940	Jun 22, 1940 into Aquarius
Mercury	24°58'31" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 1940	Jun 26, 1940 into Leo
Venus	8°20'38" Cancer	Retrograde	May 6, 1940	Jul 5, 1940 into Gemini
Mars	22°23'35" Cancer	Direct	May 17, 1940	Jul 3, 1940 into Leo
Jupiter	7°38'54" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	11°11'07" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	24°10'55" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	22°48'52" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	1°33'30" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	16°25'08" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on June 21, 1940

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 21, 13:36 UTC	The Sun enters Cancer	June Solstice

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