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Where Were the Planets on November 18, 1940?

Quick Answer

On November 18, 1940, the Sun was in Scorpio (26°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (89% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 18, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°29' Gemini at midnight UTC to 11°13' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 18, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°00'38" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1940	Nov 22, 1940 into Sagittarius
Moon	4°50'00" Cancer	Direct	Nov 18, 1940	Nov 20, 1940 into Leo
Mercury	12°43'32" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 3, 1940	Dec 9, 1940 into Sagittarius
Venus	20°12'11" Libra	Direct	Nov 1, 1940	Nov 26, 1940 into Scorpio
Mars	28°32'29" Libra	Direct	Oct 5, 1940	Nov 20, 1940 into Scorpio
Jupiter	8°35'10" Taurus	Retrograde	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	10°08'44" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	24°03'15" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	27°13'00" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	4°18'01" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°28'33" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on November 18, 1940

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 18, 02:52 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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