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Where Were the Planets on August 26, 1940?

Quick Answer

On August 26, 1940, the Sun was in Virgo (3°04' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 26, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°54' Gemini at midnight UTC to 13°22' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 26, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°04'33" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1940	Sep 23, 1940 into Libra
Moon	7°06'34" Gemini	Direct	Aug 25, 1940	Aug 28, 1940 into Cancer
Mercury	24°09'06" Leo	Direct	Aug 11, 1940	Aug 29, 1940 into Virgo
Venus	17°37'31" Cancer	Direct	Aug 1, 1940	Sep 8, 1940 into Leo
Mars	4°20'48" Virgo	Direct	Aug 19, 1940	Oct 5, 1940 into Libra
Jupiter	15°32'32" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	14°46'51" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	26°08'03" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	24°25'01" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	3°20'48" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°55'27" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 26, 1940

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 26, 03:33 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Gemini	2°44' Gemini

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