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Where Were the Planets on January 9, 1938?

Quick Answer

On January 9, 1938, the Sun was in Capricorn (18°35' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (49% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 9, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°44' Aries at midnight UTC to 24°12' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 9, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°35'17" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1937	Jan 20, 1938 into Aquarius
Moon	17°26'11" Aries	Direct	Jan 8, 1938	Jan 10, 1938 into Taurus
Mercury	29°20'59" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Jan 6, 1938	Jan 12, 1938 into Capricorn
Venus	12°26'19" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 30, 1937	Jan 23, 1938 into Aquarius
Mars	14°11'37" Pisces	Direct	Dec 21, 1937	Jan 30, 1938 into Aries
Jupiter	4°35'38" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1937	May 14, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	29°39'22" Pisces	Direct	Oct 18, 1937	Jan 14, 1938 into Aries
Uranus	9°44'56" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	21°04'29" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	29°13'36" Cancer	Retrograde	Nov 25, 1937	Aug 3, 1938 into Leo
North Node	3°45'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 9, 1938

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 9, 14:13 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	18°41' Aries

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