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Where Were the Planets on February 8, 1938?

Quick Answer

On February 8, 1938, the Sun was in Aquarius (19°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (55% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 8, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°17' Taurus at midnight UTC to 2°15' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 8, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°05'06" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1938	Feb 19, 1938 into Pisces
Moon	25°15'04" Taurus	Direct	Feb 6, 1938	Feb 8, 1938 into Gemini
Mercury	29°55'14" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 12, 1938	Feb 8, 1938 into Aquarius
Venus	20°07'48" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 23, 1938	Feb 16, 1938 into Pisces
Mars	6°41'00" Aries	Direct	Jan 30, 1938	Mar 12, 1938 into Taurus
Jupiter	11°40'55" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1937	May 14, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	2°13'09" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	9°54'52" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	20°34'42" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	28°34'13" Cancer	Retrograde	Nov 25, 1937	Aug 3, 1938 into Leo
North Node	2°10'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on February 8, 1938

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 56% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 8, 00:33 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Taurus	18°36' Taurus
Feb 8, 13:17 UTC	Mercury enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Feb 8, 20:07 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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