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Where Were the Planets on August 3, 1940?

Quick Answer

On August 3, 1940, the Sun was in Leo (10°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 3, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°12' Cancer at midnight UTC to 13°37' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 3, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°58'22" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1940	Aug 23, 1940 into Virgo
Moon	6°23'03" Leo	Direct	Aug 3, 1940	Aug 5, 1940 into Virgo
Mercury	24°47'52" Cancer	Direct	Jul 21, 1940	Aug 11, 1940 into Leo
Venus	1°08'38" Cancer	Direct	Aug 1, 1940	Sep 8, 1940 into Leo
Mars	19°43'55" Leo	Direct	Jul 3, 1940	Aug 19, 1940 into Virgo
Jupiter	14°02'01" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	14°17'11" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	25°48'23" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°40'27" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°43'46" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	14°08'31" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 3, 1940

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 3, 01:19 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Aug 3, 20:09 UTC	New Moon in Leo	11°18' Leo

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