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Where Were the Planets on July 4, 1940?

Quick Answer

On July 4, 1940, the Sun was in Cancer (12°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (1% illuminated). Venus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 4, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°11' Gemini at midnight UTC to 6°41' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 4, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°19'56" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1940	Jul 23, 1940 into Leo
Moon	29°54'05" Gemini	Direct	Jul 2, 1940	Jul 4, 1940 into Cancer
Mercury	4°39'14" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1940	Jul 21, 1940 into Cancer
Venus	0°35'21" Cancer	Retrograde	May 6, 1940	Jul 5, 1940 into Gemini
Mars	0°40'31" Leo	Direct	Jul 3, 1940	Aug 19, 1940 into Virgo
Jupiter	9°58'18" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	12°22'34" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	24°47'16" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	22°59'01" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	1°53'35" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	15°43'50" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on July 4, 1940

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 4, 12:10 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jul 4, 13:12 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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