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Where Were the Planets on August 9, 1940?

Quick Answer

On August 9, 1940, the Sun was in Leo (16°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (39% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 9, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°35' Libra at midnight UTC to 10°42' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 9, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°43'25" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1940	Aug 23, 1940 into Virgo
Moon	3°40'48" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 9, 1940	Aug 11, 1940 into Sagittarius
Mercury	27°52'45" Cancer	Direct	Jul 21, 1940	Aug 11, 1940 into Leo
Venus	4°34'34" Cancer	Direct	Aug 1, 1940	Sep 8, 1940 into Leo
Mars	23°32'32" Leo	Direct	Jul 3, 1940	Aug 19, 1940 into Virgo
Jupiter	14°34'41" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	14°30'10" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	25°55'58" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°51'14" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°53'46" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	13°49'27" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 9, 1940

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 39% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 9, 05:45 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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