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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 1938?

Quick Answer

On January 1, 1938, the Sun was in Capricorn (10°25' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 1, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°20' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 13°13' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°25'55" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1937	Jan 20, 1938 into Aquarius
Moon	7°16'25" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 31, 1937	Jan 3, 1938 into Aquarius
Mercury	4°49'55" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 3, 1937	Jan 6, 1938 into Sagittarius
Venus	2°22'29" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 30, 1937	Jan 23, 1938 into Aquarius
Mars	8°08'39" Pisces	Direct	Dec 21, 1937	Jan 30, 1938 into Aries
Jupiter	2°45'03" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1937	May 14, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	29°10'46" Pisces	Direct	Oct 18, 1937	Jan 14, 1938 into Aries
Uranus	9°50'11" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	21°07'57" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	29°23'52" Cancer	Retrograde	Nov 25, 1937	Aug 3, 1938 into Leo
North Node	4°11'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 1, 1938

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 1, 18:58 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	10°44' Capricorn

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