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Where Were the Planets on August 20, 1940?

Quick Answer

On August 20, 1940, the Sun was in Leo (27°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (94% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 20, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°29' Pisces at midnight UTC to 1°21' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 20, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°17'30" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1940	Aug 23, 1940 into Virgo
Moon	25°26'30" Pisces	Direct	Aug 18, 1940	Aug 20, 1940 into Aries
Mercury	12°49'26" Leo	Direct	Aug 11, 1940	Aug 29, 1940 into Virgo
Venus	12°33'49" Cancer	Direct	Aug 1, 1940	Sep 8, 1940 into Leo
Mars	0°31'50" Virgo	Direct	Aug 19, 1940	Oct 5, 1940 into Libra
Jupiter	15°18'14" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	14°44'25" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	26°05'25" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	24°12'37" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	3°11'33" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	13°14'30" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 20, 1940

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 20, 21:13 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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