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Where Were the Planets on August 1, 1940?

Quick Answer

On August 1, 1940, the Sun was in Leo (9°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (7% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 1, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°23' Cancer at midnight UTC to 15°05' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 1, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°03'28" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1940	Aug 23, 1940 into Virgo
Moon	8°11'27" Cancer	Direct	Jul 31, 1940	Aug 3, 1940 into Leo
Mercury	24°38'45" Cancer	Stationing direct	Jul 21, 1940	Aug 11, 1940 into Leo
Venus	0°10'55" Cancer	Direct	Aug 1, 1940	Sep 8, 1940 into Leo
Mars	18°27'43" Leo	Direct	Jul 3, 1940	Aug 19, 1940 into Virgo
Jupiter	13°49'48" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	14°12'03" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	25°45'28" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°37'01" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°40'24" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	14°14'52" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 1, 1940

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 1, 02:18 UTC	Venus enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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