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Where Were the Planets on September 2, 1940?

Quick Answer

On September 2, 1940, the Sun was in Virgo (9°50' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 2, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°52' Virgo at midnight UTC to 21°53' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 2, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°50'48" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1940	Sep 23, 1940 into Libra
Moon	14°23'02" Virgo	Direct	Sep 1, 1940	Sep 3, 1940 into Libra
Mercury	7°55'08" Virgo	Direct	Aug 29, 1940	Sep 14, 1940 into Libra
Venus	24°00'12" Cancer	Direct	Aug 1, 1940	Sep 8, 1940 into Leo
Mars	8°48'19" Virgo	Direct	Aug 19, 1940	Oct 5, 1940 into Libra
Jupiter	15°40'19" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	14°44'51" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	26°08'49" Taurus	Stationing direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	24°39'58" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	3°31'03" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°33'12" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on September 2, 1940

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

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 2, 04:15 UTC	New Moon in Virgo	9°32' Virgo

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