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Where Were the Planets on July 12, 1940?

Quick Answer

On July 12, 1940, the Sun was in Cancer (19°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (53% illuminated). Mercury and Venus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 12, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°52' Libra at midnight UTC to 29°55' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 12, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°57'41" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1940	Jul 23, 1940 into Leo
Moon	22°55'13" Libra	Direct	Jul 10, 1940	Jul 13, 1940 into Scorpio
Mercury	4°42'36" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 26, 1940	Jul 21, 1940 into Cancer
Venus	27°30'25" Gemini	Retrograde	Jul 5, 1940	Aug 1, 1940 into Cancer
Mars	5°45'47" Leo	Direct	Jul 3, 1940	Aug 19, 1940 into Virgo
Jupiter	11°14'56" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	13°00'33" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	25°06'59" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°07'46" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°06'41" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	15°18'25" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on July 12, 1940

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 12, 06:35 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	19°45' Libra

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