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Where Were the Planets on July 27, 1940?

Quick Answer

On July 27, 1940, the Sun was in Leo (4°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 27, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°32' Aries at midnight UTC to 10°30' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 27, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°16'31" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1940	Aug 23, 1940 into Virgo
Moon	4°30'34" Taurus	Direct	Jul 27, 1940	Jul 29, 1940 into Gemini
Mercury	25°58'22" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 21, 1940	Aug 11, 1940 into Leo
Venus	28°14'44" Gemini	Direct	Jul 5, 1940	Aug 1, 1940 into Cancer
Mars	15°17'15" Leo	Direct	Jul 3, 1940	Aug 19, 1940 into Virgo
Jupiter	13°16'29" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	13°57'33" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	25°37'25" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°28'48" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°31'56" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	14°30'46" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on July 27, 1940

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 27, 02:56 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Jul 27, 11:30 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	4°15' Taurus

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