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Where Were the Planets on March 21, 1938?

Quick Answer

On March 21, 1938, the Sun was in Aries (0°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (73% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 21, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°27' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 8°29' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 21, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°13'07" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Apr 20, 1938 into Taurus
Moon	2°30'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Mar 23, 1938 into Capricorn
Mercury	12°42'27" Aries	Direct	Mar 15, 1938	Apr 1, 1938 into Taurus
Venus	11°19'44" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 1938	Apr 5, 1938 into Taurus
Mars	6°35'33" Taurus	Direct	Mar 12, 1938	Apr 23, 1938 into Gemini
Jupiter	20°58'06" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1937	May 14, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	6°59'07" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	11°17'46" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	19°29'35" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	27°56'16" Cancer	Retrograde	Nov 25, 1937	Aug 3, 1938 into Leo
North Node	0°00'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on March 21, 1938

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 73% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 21, 06:42 UTC	The Sun enters Aries	March Equinox
Mar 21, 07:00 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Mar 21, 12:00 UTC	The North Node enters Scorpio	Leaves Sagittarius

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