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Where Were the Planets on August 18, 1938?

Quick Answer

On August 18, 1938, the Sun was in Leo (24°52' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 18, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°37' Taurus at midnight UTC to 27°12' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 18, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°52'18" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1938	Aug 23, 1938 into Virgo
Moon	20°22'37" Taurus	Direct	Aug 16, 1938	Aug 19, 1938 into Gemini
Mercury	11°36'16" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1938	Sep 3, 1938 into Leo
Venus	9°37'57" Libra	Direct	Aug 9, 1938	Sep 7, 1938 into Scorpio
Mars	17°02'39" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1938	Sep 7, 1938 into Virgo
Jupiter	27°37'21" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1938	Dec 29, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	17°45'23" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	17°48'17" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	19°54'48" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°23'37" Leo	Direct	Aug 3, 1938	Feb 7, 1939 into Cancer
North Node	22°03'25" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on August 18, 1938

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 18, 20:30 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	25°13' Taurus

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