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Where Were the Planets on October 8, 1940?

Quick Answer

On October 8, 1940, the Sun was in Libra (15°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (53% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 8, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°23' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 24°19' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 8, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°03'12" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1940	Oct 23, 1940 into Scorpio
Moon	17°54'08" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 7, 1940	Oct 9, 1940 into Aquarius
Mercury	6°55'19" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 3, 1940	Dec 9, 1940 into Sagittarius
Venus	1°49'27" Virgo	Direct	Oct 6, 1940	Nov 1, 1940 into Libra
Mars	1°52'11" Libra	Direct	Oct 5, 1940	Nov 20, 1940 into Scorpio
Jupiter	13°49'14" Taurus	Retrograde	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	13°17'44" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	25°35'18" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	25°59'13" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	4°10'27" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	10°38'49" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 8, 1940

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

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 8, 06:18 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Capricorn	14°49' Capricorn

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