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Where Were the Planets on July 14, 1940?

Quick Answer

On July 14, 1940, the Sun was in Cancer (21°52' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (74% illuminated). Mercury and Venus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 14, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°51' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 27°39' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 14, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°52'07" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1940	Jul 23, 1940 into Leo
Moon	20°47'05" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 13, 1940	Jul 15, 1940 into Sagittarius
Mercury	3°57'44" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 26, 1940	Jul 21, 1940 into Cancer
Venus	27°06'29" Gemini	Retrograde	Jul 5, 1940	Aug 1, 1940 into Cancer
Mars	7°02'02" Leo	Direct	Jul 3, 1940	Aug 19, 1940 into Virgo
Jupiter	11°32'53" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	13°09'15" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	25°11'33" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°10'15" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°10'00" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	15°12'04" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on July 14, 1940

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 74% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on July 14, 1940?

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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