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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1940?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1940, the Sun was in Libra (23°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (99% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°35' Taurus at midnight UTC to 12°28' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°57'53" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1940	Oct 23, 1940 into Scorpio
Moon	6°31'08" Taurus	Direct	Oct 16, 1940	Oct 19, 1940 into Gemini
Mercury	18°06'02" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 3, 1940	Dec 9, 1940 into Sagittarius
Venus	12°06'54" Virgo	Direct	Oct 6, 1940	Nov 1, 1940 into Libra
Mars	7°40'54" Libra	Direct	Oct 5, 1940	Nov 20, 1940 into Scorpio
Jupiter	12°47'52" Taurus	Retrograde	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	12°39'55" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	25°18'25" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	26°17'56" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	4°15'51" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	10°10'14" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 17, 1940

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 22:43 UTC	Venus trine Saturn	Exact trine

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