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Where Were the Planets on March 8, 1938?

Quick Answer

On March 8, 1938, the Sun was in Pisces (17°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (40% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 8, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°05' Taurus at midnight UTC to 13°05' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 8, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°16'11" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1938	Mar 21, 1938 into Aries
Moon	6°05'02" Gemini	Direct	Mar 8, 1938	Mar 10, 1938 into Cancer
Mercury	17°16'06" Pisces	Direct	Feb 27, 1938	Mar 15, 1938 into Aries
Venus	25°09'15" Pisces	Direct	Feb 16, 1938	Mar 12, 1938 into Aries
Mars	27°13'59" Aries	Direct	Jan 30, 1938	Mar 12, 1938 into Taurus
Jupiter	18°09'10" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1937	May 14, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	5°23'05" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	10°44'11" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	19°51'09" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	28°04'52" Cancer	Retrograde	Nov 25, 1937	Aug 3, 1938 into Leo
North Node	0°41'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on March 8, 1938

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 40% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 8, 01:33 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Mar 8, 12:02 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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