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Where Were the Planets on July 21, 1940?

Quick Answer

On July 21, 1940, the Sun was in Cancer (28°32' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (95% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 21, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°39' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 28°59' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 21, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°32'45" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1940	Jul 23, 1940 into Leo
Moon	22°51'15" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 19, 1940	Jul 22, 1940 into Pisces
Mercury	29°41'59" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 21, 1940	Aug 11, 1940 into Leo
Venus	26°57'06" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	Jul 5, 1940	Aug 1, 1940 into Cancer
Mars	11°28'45" Leo	Direct	Jul 3, 1940	Aug 19, 1940 into Virgo
Jupiter	12°31'35" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	13°37'06" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	25°26'20" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°19'43" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°21'47" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	14°49'49" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on July 21, 1940

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 21, 01:40 UTC	Mercury re-enters Cancer (retrograde)	Leaves Leo

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