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Where Were the Planets on June 24, 1940?

Quick Answer

On June 24, 1940, the Sun was in Cancer (2°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (79% illuminated). Venus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 24, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°51' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 3°03' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 24, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°47'49" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1940	Jul 23, 1940 into Leo
Moon	26°59'36" Aquarius	Direct	Jun 22, 1940	Jun 24, 1940 into Pisces
Mercury	28°06'02" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 1940	Jun 26, 1940 into Leo
Venus	6°33'21" Cancer	Retrograde	May 6, 1940	Jul 5, 1940 into Gemini
Mars	24°18'23" Cancer	Direct	May 17, 1940	Jul 3, 1940 into Leo
Jupiter	8°12'33" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	11°28'35" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	24°19'44" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	22°50'45" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	1°37'58" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	16°15'36" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on June 24, 1940

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 79% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 24, 12:55 UTC	Mars sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Jun 24, 17:55 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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