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Where Were the Planets on October 30, 1940?

Quick Answer

On October 30, 1940, the Sun was in Scorpio (6°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, 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 30, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°25' Libra at midnight UTC to 8°33' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 30, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°55'13" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1940	Nov 22, 1940 into Sagittarius
Moon	1°00'11" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1940	Nov 1, 1940 into Sagittarius
Mercury	27°57'17" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 3, 1940	Dec 9, 1940 into Sagittarius
Venus	27°21'20" Virgo	Direct	Oct 6, 1940	Nov 1, 1940 into Libra
Mars	16°07'07" Libra	Direct	Oct 5, 1940	Nov 20, 1940 into Scorpio
Jupiter	11°06'17" Taurus	Retrograde	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	11°39'17" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	24°49'53" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	26°42'53" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	4°20'00" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°28'55" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 30, 1940

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

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 30, 10:24 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 30, 22:03 UTC	New Moon in Scorpio	7°20' Scorpio

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