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Where Were the Planets on July 13, 1940?

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On July 13, 1940, the Sun was in Cancer (20°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (64% illuminated). Mercury and Venus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 13, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°55' Libra at midnight UTC to 13°51' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 13, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°54'54" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1940	Jul 23, 1940 into Leo
Moon	6°54'54" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 13, 1940	Jul 15, 1940 into Sagittarius
Mercury	4°22'16" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 26, 1940	Jul 21, 1940 into Cancer
Venus	27°17'16" Gemini	Retrograde	Jul 5, 1940	Aug 1, 1940 into Cancer
Mars	6°23'55" Leo	Direct	Jul 3, 1940	Aug 19, 1940 into Virgo
Jupiter	11°23'58" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	13°04'56" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	25°09'17" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°09'00" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°08'20" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	15°15'14" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on July 13, 1940

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 64% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 13, 00:06 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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