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Where Were the Planets on November 6, 1940?

Quick Answer

On November 6, 1940, the Sun was in Scorpio (13°56' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 6, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°11' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 15°47' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 6, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°56'08" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1940	Nov 22, 1940 into Sagittarius
Moon	9°32'35" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 5, 1940	Nov 8, 1940 into Pisces
Mercury	25°51'27" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 3, 1940	Dec 9, 1940 into Sagittarius
Venus	5°42'24" Libra	Direct	Nov 1, 1940	Nov 26, 1940 into Scorpio
Mars	20°40'59" Libra	Direct	Oct 5, 1940	Nov 20, 1940 into Scorpio
Jupiter	10°09'11" Taurus	Retrograde	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	11°05'25" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	24°33'05" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	26°54'59" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	4°20'23" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	9°06'41" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on November 6, 1940

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 6, 21:08 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aquarius	14°19' Aquarius

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