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Where Were the Planets on September 27, 1940?

Quick Answer

On September 27, 1940, the Sun was in Libra (4°13' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (22% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 27, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°38' Leo at midnight UTC to 15°41' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 27, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°13'05" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1940	Oct 23, 1940 into Scorpio
Moon	8°36'49" Leo	Direct	Sep 26, 1940	Sep 28, 1940 into Virgo
Mercury	21°08'15" Libra	Direct	Sep 14, 1940	Oct 3, 1940 into Scorpio
Venus	19°36'17" Leo	Direct	Sep 8, 1940	Oct 6, 1940 into Virgo
Mars	24°47'32" Virgo	Direct	Aug 19, 1940	Oct 5, 1940 into Libra
Jupiter	14°48'33" Taurus	Retrograde	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	13°56'42" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	25°51'47" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	25°35'17" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	4°01'12" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	11°13'46" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on September 27, 1940

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 22% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 27, 07:05 UTC	The Sun sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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