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Where Were the Planets on December 22, 1940?

Quick Answer

On December 22, 1940, the Sun was in Capricorn (0°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (45% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 22, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°03' Virgo at midnight UTC to 13°06' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 22, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°30'47" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1940	Jan 20, 1941 into Aquarius
Moon	6°04'16" Libra	Direct	Dec 22, 1940	Dec 24, 1940 into Scorpio
Mercury	19°20'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 9, 1940	Dec 29, 1940 into Capricorn
Venus	2°05'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1940	Jan 13, 1941 into Capricorn
Mars	21°04'04" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 20, 1940	Jan 4, 1941 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	5°48'11" Taurus	Retrograde	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	8°11'38" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	22°46'25" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	27°40'56" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	3°52'32" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°40'32" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on December 22, 1940

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 45% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 22, 01:36 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Dec 22, 01:45 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	0°05' Libra

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