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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 1938?

Quick Answer

On January 20, 1938, the Sun was in Capricorn (29°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (78% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°39' Virgo at midnight UTC to 3°02' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°47'20" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1937	Jan 20, 1938 into Aquarius
Moon	26°25'11" Virgo	Direct	Jan 18, 1938	Jan 20, 1938 into Libra
Mercury	5°32'19" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 12, 1938	Feb 8, 1938 into Aquarius
Venus	26°16'07" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 30, 1937	Jan 23, 1938 into Aquarius
Mars	22°28'55" Pisces	Direct	Dec 21, 1937	Jan 30, 1938 into Aries
Jupiter	7°10'29" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1937	May 14, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	0°27'55" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	9°43'07" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	20°56'25" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	28°59'00" Cancer	Retrograde	Nov 25, 1937	Aug 3, 1938 into Leo
North Node	3°10'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 20, 1938

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 20, 16:58 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 20, 18:27 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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