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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 1940?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 1940, the Sun was in Virgo (0°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (75% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°56' Aries at midnight UTC to 6°45' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°10'54" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1940	Sep 23, 1940 into Libra
Moon	0°50'49" Taurus	Direct	Aug 23, 1940	Aug 25, 1940 into Gemini
Mercury	18°20'53" Leo	Direct	Aug 11, 1940	Aug 29, 1940 into Virgo
Venus	15°02'31" Cancer	Direct	Aug 1, 1940	Sep 8, 1940 into Leo
Mars	2°26'16" Virgo	Direct	Aug 19, 1940	Oct 5, 1940 into Libra
Jupiter	15°26'14" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	14°46'07" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	26°06'57" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	24°18'45" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	3°16'13" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	13°04'58" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 23, 1940

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 75% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 04:08 UTC	Venus sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Aug 23, 07:28 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 23, 10:16 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Aug 23, 23:44 UTC	Venus sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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