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Where Were the Planets on August 21, 1938?

Quick Answer

On August 21, 1938, the Sun was in Leo (27°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (22% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 21, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°23' Gemini at midnight UTC to 9°56' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 21, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°45'36" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1938	Aug 23, 1938 into Virgo
Moon	2°37'48" Cancer	Direct	Aug 21, 1938	Aug 23, 1938 into Leo
Mercury	10°05'42" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1938	Sep 3, 1938 into Leo
Venus	12°51'20" Libra	Direct	Aug 9, 1938	Sep 7, 1938 into Scorpio
Mars	18°57'32" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1938	Sep 7, 1938 into Virgo
Jupiter	27°13'44" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1938	Dec 29, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	17°39'22" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	17°48'54" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	20°01'01" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°28'13" Leo	Direct	Aug 3, 1938	Feb 7, 1939 into Cancer
North Node	21°53'53" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on August 21, 1938

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 22% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 21, 00:21 UTC	The Sun opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition
Aug 21, 07:39 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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