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Where Were the Planets on July 25, 1940?

Quick Answer

On July 25, 1940, the Sun was in Leo (2°21' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (68% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 25, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°54' Aries at midnight UTC to 16°41' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 25, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°21'52" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1940	Aug 23, 1940 into Virgo
Moon	10°48'28" Aries	Direct	Jul 24, 1940	Jul 27, 1940 into Taurus
Mercury	27°02'56" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 21, 1940	Aug 11, 1940 into Leo
Venus	27°40'48" Gemini	Direct	Jul 5, 1940	Aug 1, 1940 into Cancer
Mars	14°01'05" Leo	Direct	Jul 3, 1940	Aug 19, 1940 into Virgo
Jupiter	13°02'06" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	13°51'06" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	25°33'53" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°25'41" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°28'33" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	14°37'07" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on July 25, 1940

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 69% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 25, 05:06 UTC	Mars square Saturn	Exact square
Jul 25, 14:52 UTC	The Sun conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction

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