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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1940?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1940, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°41' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (8% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°02' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 19°05' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°41'14" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1940	Jan 20, 1941 into Aquarius
Moon	12°36'56" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 30, 1940	Jan 1, 1941 into Pisces
Mercury	3°17'24" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1940	Jan 16, 1941 into Aquarius
Venus	13°17'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1940	Jan 13, 1941 into Capricorn
Mars	27°05'48" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 20, 1940	Jan 4, 1941 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	5°40'31" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	7°58'10" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	22°31'35" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	27°41'52" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	3°42'08" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°11'56" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on December 31, 1940

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on December 31, 1940?

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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