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Where Were the Planets on September 8, 1940?

Quick Answer

On September 8, 1940, the Sun was in Virgo (15°40' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (47% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 8, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°51' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 18°28' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 8, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°40'06" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1940	Sep 23, 1940 into Libra
Moon	11°42'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 7, 1940	Sep 9, 1940 into Capricorn
Mercury	19°17'53" Virgo	Direct	Aug 29, 1940	Sep 14, 1940 into Libra
Venus	29°47'42" Cancer	Direct	Aug 1, 1940	Sep 8, 1940 into Leo
Mars	12°37'57" Virgo	Direct	Aug 19, 1940	Oct 5, 1940 into Libra
Jupiter	15°39'10" Taurus	Retrograde	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	14°38'58" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	26°07'30" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	24°53'05" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	3°39'17" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	12°14'08" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on September 8, 1940

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

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 8, 11:37 UTC	The Sun trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Sep 8, 16:59 UTC	Venus enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Sep 8, 19:32 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	15°58' Sagittarius

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