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Where Were the Planets on October 1, 1940?

Quick Answer

On October 1, 1940, the Sun was in Libra (8°09' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 1, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°08' Libra at midnight UTC to 15°20' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 1, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°09'01" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1940	Oct 23, 1940 into Scorpio
Moon	7°44'41" Libra	Direct	Sep 30, 1940	Oct 2, 1940 into Scorpio
Mercury	27°05'53" Libra	Direct	Sep 14, 1940	Oct 3, 1940 into Scorpio
Venus	23°59'49" Leo	Direct	Sep 8, 1940	Oct 6, 1940 into Virgo
Mars	27°21'45" Virgo	Direct	Aug 19, 1940	Oct 5, 1940 into Libra
Jupiter	14°29'16" Taurus	Retrograde	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	13°43'36" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	25°46'22" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	25°44'05" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	4°04'53" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	11°01'04" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 1, 1940

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

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 1, 12:43 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Libra	8°10' Libra

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