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Where Were the Planets on June 27, 1940?

Quick Answer

On June 27, 1940, the Sun was in Cancer (5°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). Venus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 27, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°56' Pisces at midnight UTC to 8°44' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 27, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°39'26" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1940	Jul 23, 1940 into Leo
Moon	2°50'46" Aries	Direct	Jun 27, 1940	Jun 29, 1940 into Taurus
Mercury	0°43'41" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1940	Jul 21, 1940 into Cancer
Venus	4°41'04" Cancer	Retrograde	May 6, 1940	Jul 5, 1940 into Gemini
Mars	26°13'05" Cancer	Direct	May 17, 1940	Jul 3, 1940 into Leo
Jupiter	8°45'20" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	11°45'29" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	24°28'18" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	22°52'54" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	1°42'33" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	16°06'05" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on June 27, 1940

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 27, 06:12 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Jun 27, 18:13 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aries	5°54' Aries

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