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Where Were the Planets on December 17, 1940?

Quick Answer

On December 17, 1940, the Sun was in Sagittarius (25°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (92% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 17, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°00' Cancer at midnight UTC to 4°17' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 17, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°25'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1940	Dec 21, 1940 into Capricorn
Moon	27°37'57" Cancer	Direct	Dec 15, 1940	Dec 17, 1940 into Leo
Mercury	11°44'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 9, 1940	Dec 29, 1940 into Capricorn
Venus	25°52'58" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 26, 1940	Dec 20, 1940 into Sagittarius
Mars	17°43'51" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 20, 1940	Jan 4, 1941 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	5°59'41" Taurus	Retrograde	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	8°22'46" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	22°55'58" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	27°39'12" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	3°57'47" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°56'25" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on December 17, 1940

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 17, 16:16 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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