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Where Were the Planets on December 28, 1940?

Quick Answer

On December 28, 1940, the Sun was in Capricorn (6°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 28, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°42' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 8°47' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 28, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°37'42" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1940	Jan 20, 1941 into Aquarius
Moon	1°46'57" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 28, 1940	Dec 30, 1940 into Aquarius
Mercury	28°35'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 9, 1940	Dec 29, 1940 into Capricorn
Venus	9°33'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1940	Jan 13, 1941 into Capricorn
Mars	25°05'03" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 20, 1940	Jan 4, 1941 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	5°41'11" Taurus	Retrograde	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	8°01'41" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	22°36'10" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	27°41'52" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	3°45'44" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°21'28" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on December 28, 1940

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 28, 08:58 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 28, 20:56 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	7°00' Capricorn

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