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Where Were the Planets on September 3, 1940?

Quick Answer

On September 3, 1940, the Sun was in Virgo (10°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 3, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°54' Virgo at midnight UTC to 6°56' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 3, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°48'57" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1940	Sep 23, 1940 into Libra
Moon	29°26'11" Virgo	Direct	Sep 1, 1940	Sep 3, 1940 into Libra
Mercury	9°51'18" Virgo	Direct	Aug 29, 1940	Sep 14, 1940 into Libra
Venus	24°56'58" Cancer	Direct	Aug 1, 1940	Sep 8, 1940 into Leo
Mars	9°26'34" Virgo	Direct	Aug 19, 1940	Oct 5, 1940 into Libra
Jupiter	15°40'38" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	14°44'08" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	26°08'44" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	24°42'08" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	3°32'27" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°30'01" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on September 3, 1940

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 3, 04:21 UTC	Mercury conjunct Mars	Exact conjunction
Sep 3, 05:30 UTC	Venus sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Sep 3, 12:53 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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