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Where Were the Planets on July 23, 1938?

Quick Answer

On July 23, 1938, the Sun was in Cancer (29°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (19% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 23, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°21' Gemini at midnight UTC to 15°49' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 23, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°57'44" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1938	Jul 23, 1938 into Leo
Moon	8°33'01" Gemini	Direct	Jul 22, 1938	Jul 24, 1938 into Cancer
Mercury	25°45'26" Leo	Direct	Jul 7, 1938	Jul 26, 1938 into Virgo
Venus	10°39'15" Virgo	Direct	Jul 14, 1938	Aug 9, 1938 into Libra
Mars	0°21'53" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1938	Sep 7, 1938 into Virgo
Jupiter	0°40'34" Pisces	Retrograde	May 14, 1938	Jul 30, 1938 into Aquarius
Saturn	17°59'55" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	17°24'31" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	19°06'55" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	29°41'20" Cancer	Direct	Nov 25, 1937	Aug 3, 1938 into Leo
North Node	23°26'01" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on July 23, 1938

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 19% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 23, 04:56 UTC	The Sun conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction
Jul 23, 12:57 UTC	The Sun enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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