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Where Were the Planets on January 19, 1938?

Quick Answer

On January 19, 1938, the Sun was in Capricorn (28°46' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (86% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 19, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°47' Virgo at midnight UTC to 19°39' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 19, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°46'17" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1937	Jan 20, 1938 into Aquarius
Moon	12°47'28" Virgo	Direct	Jan 18, 1938	Jan 20, 1938 into Libra
Mercury	4°34'41" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 12, 1938	Feb 8, 1938 into Aquarius
Venus	25°00'42" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 30, 1937	Jan 23, 1938 into Aquarius
Mars	21°43'49" Pisces	Direct	Dec 21, 1937	Jan 30, 1938 into Aries
Jupiter	6°56'19" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1937	May 14, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	0°23'06" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	9°43'01" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	20°57'18" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	29°00'21" Cancer	Retrograde	Nov 25, 1937	Aug 3, 1938 into Leo
North Node	3°13'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 19, 1938

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 19, 17:24 UTC	The Sun opposite Pluto	Exact opposition

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