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Where Were the Planets on August 3, 1938?

Quick Answer

On August 3, 1938, the Sun was in Leo (10°28' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 3, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°02' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 21°23' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 3, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°28'55" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1938	Aug 23, 1938 into Virgo
Moon	15°15'25" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 2, 1938	Aug 4, 1938 into Sagittarius
Mercury	7°29'11" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1938	Sep 3, 1938 into Leo
Venus	23°06'45" Virgo	Direct	Jul 14, 1938	Aug 9, 1938 into Libra
Mars	7°26'38" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1938	Sep 7, 1938 into Virgo
Jupiter	29°30'19" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1938	Dec 29, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	18°02'10" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	17°38'32" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	19°25'41" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	29°59'37" Cancer	Direct	Nov 25, 1937	Aug 3, 1938 into Leo
North Node	22°51'04" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on August 3, 1938

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 3, 02:00 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Scorpio	10°05' Scorpio
Aug 3, 17:42 UTC	Pluto enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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