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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 1938?

Quick Answer

On August 16, 1938, the Sun was in Leo (22°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (74% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°16' Aries at midnight UTC to 0°18' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°56'54" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1938	Aug 23, 1938 into Virgo
Moon	23°46'02" Aries	Direct	Aug 14, 1938	Aug 16, 1938 into Taurus
Mercury	12°08'56" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1938	Sep 3, 1938 into Leo
Venus	7°28'02" Libra	Direct	Aug 9, 1938	Sep 7, 1938 into Scorpio
Mars	15°46'01" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1938	Sep 7, 1938 into Virgo
Jupiter	27°53'02" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1938	Dec 29, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	17°48'54" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	17°47'38" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	19°50'44" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°20'31" Leo	Direct	Aug 3, 1938	Feb 7, 1939 into Cancer
North Node	22°09'46" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on August 16, 1938

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 75% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 16, 23:25 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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