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Where Were the Planets on November 26, 1940?

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On November 26, 1940, the Sun was in Sagittarius (4°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (11% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 26, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°16' Libra at midnight UTC to 1°59' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 26, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°05'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1940	Dec 21, 1940 into Capricorn
Moon	24°37'26" Libra	Direct	Nov 24, 1940	Nov 26, 1940 into Scorpio
Mercury	14°19'02" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 3, 1940	Dec 9, 1940 into Sagittarius
Venus	29°58'23" Libra	Direct	Nov 1, 1940	Nov 26, 1940 into Scorpio
Mars	3°48'27" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 20, 1940	Jan 4, 1941 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	7°39'25" Taurus	Retrograde	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	9°33'47" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	23°43'23" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	27°22'51" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	4°14'23" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	8°03'08" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on November 26, 1940

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 26, 12:31 UTC	Venus enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Nov 26, 15:21 UTC	The Sun trine Pluto	Exact trine
Nov 26, 20:44 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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