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Where Were the Planets on July 22, 1938?

Quick Answer

On July 22, 1938, the Sun was in Cancer (29°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (29% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 22, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°17' Taurus at midnight UTC to 1°20' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 22, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°00'25" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1938	Jul 23, 1938 into Leo
Moon	24°16'13" Taurus	Direct	Jul 20, 1938	Jul 22, 1938 into Gemini
Mercury	24°26'44" Leo	Direct	Jul 7, 1938	Jul 26, 1938 into Virgo
Venus	9°30'37" Virgo	Direct	Jul 14, 1938	Aug 9, 1938 into Libra
Mars	29°43'10" Cancer	Direct	Jun 7, 1938	Jul 22, 1938 into Leo
Jupiter	0°46'10" Pisces	Retrograde	May 14, 1938	Jul 30, 1938 into Aquarius
Saturn	17°59'05" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	17°22'58" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	19°05'21" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	29°39'40" Cancer	Direct	Nov 25, 1937	Aug 3, 1938 into Leo
North Node	23°29'12" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on July 22, 1938

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 22, 09:44 UTC	Mars conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction
Jul 22, 21:42 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Jul 22, 22:25 UTC	Mars enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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