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Where Were the Planets on January 23, 1938?

Quick Answer

On January 23, 1938, the Sun was in Aquarius (2°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (49% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 23, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°30' Libra at midnight UTC to 10°41' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 23, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°50'27" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1938	Feb 19, 1938 into Pisces
Moon	4°38'20" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 23, 1938	Jan 25, 1938 into Sagittarius
Mercury	8°42'26" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 12, 1938	Feb 8, 1938 into Aquarius
Venus	0°02'20" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 23, 1938	Feb 16, 1938 into Pisces
Mars	24°44'04" Pisces	Direct	Dec 21, 1937	Jan 30, 1938 into Aries
Jupiter	7°53'05" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1937	May 14, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	0°42'51" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	9°43'42" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	20°53'36" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	28°55'00" Cancer	Retrograde	Nov 25, 1937	Aug 3, 1938 into Leo
North Node	3°01'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 23, 1938

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 23, 02:54 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jan 23, 08:09 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio	2°41' Scorpio
Jan 23, 11:15 UTC	Venus enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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