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Where Were the Planets on February 17, 1938?

Quick Answer

On February 17, 1938, the Sun was in Aquarius (28°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (90% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 17, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°28' Virgo at midnight UTC to 10°52' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 17, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°10'48" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1938	Feb 19, 1938 into Pisces
Moon	4°14'01" Libra	Direct	Feb 17, 1938	Feb 19, 1938 into Scorpio
Mercury	13°47'53" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 8, 1938	Feb 27, 1938 into Pisces
Venus	1°24'31" Pisces	Direct	Feb 16, 1938	Mar 12, 1938 into Aries
Mars	13°20'33" Aries	Direct	Jan 30, 1938	Mar 12, 1938 into Taurus
Jupiter	13°48'05" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1937	May 14, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	3°10'36" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	10°06'50" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	20°21'44" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	28°23'30" Cancer	Retrograde	Nov 25, 1937	Aug 3, 1938 into Leo
North Node	1°41'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on February 17, 1938

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 17, 04:27 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Feb 17, 12:03 UTC	Mercury conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction

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