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Where Were the Planets on December 6, 1940?

Quick Answer

On December 6, 1940, the Sun was in Sagittarius (14°14' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (49% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 6, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°20' Pisces at midnight UTC to 18°23' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 6, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°14'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1940	Dec 21, 1940 into Capricorn
Moon	12°23'53" Pisces	Direct	Dec 5, 1940	Dec 7, 1940 into Aries
Mercury	25°45'21" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 3, 1940	Dec 9, 1940 into Sagittarius
Venus	12°16'23" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 26, 1940	Dec 20, 1940 into Sagittarius
Mars	10°25'13" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 20, 1940	Jan 4, 1941 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	6°42'15" Taurus	Retrograde	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	8°55'32" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	23°19'36" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	27°32'26" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	4°07'40" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	7°31'22" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on December 6, 1940

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 6, 16:01 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Pisces	14°24' Pisces

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