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Where Were the Planets on September 24, 1940?

Quick Answer

On September 24, 1940, the Sun was in Libra (1°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 24, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°04' Gemini at midnight UTC to 4°51' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 24, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°16'30" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1940	Oct 23, 1940 into Scorpio
Moon	28°25'22" Gemini	Direct	Sep 22, 1940	Sep 24, 1940 into Cancer
Mercury	16°30'28" Libra	Direct	Sep 14, 1940	Oct 3, 1940 into Scorpio
Venus	16°21'14" Leo	Direct	Sep 8, 1940	Oct 6, 1940 into Virgo
Mars	22°52'01" Virgo	Direct	Aug 19, 1940	Oct 5, 1940 into Libra
Jupiter	15°01'08" Taurus	Retrograde	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	14°05'37" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	25°55'23" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	25°28'38" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	3°58'12" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	11°23'18" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on September 24, 1940

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 24, 04:29 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Exact sextile
Sep 24, 14:57 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Sep 24, 17:47 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	1°31' Cancer

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