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Where Were the Planets on September 1, 1938?

Quick Answer

On September 1, 1938, the Sun was in Virgo (8°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 1, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°45' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 11°52' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 1, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°23'02" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1938	Sep 23, 1938 into Libra
Moon	5°51'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 1, 1938	Sep 3, 1938 into Capricorn
Mercury	0°58'42" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1938	Sep 3, 1938 into Leo
Venus	24°22'57" Libra	Direct	Aug 9, 1938	Sep 7, 1938 into Scorpio
Mars	25°57'57" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1938	Sep 7, 1938 into Virgo
Jupiter	25°48'27" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1938	Dec 29, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	17°10'19" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	17°47'18" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	20°24'36" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°44'07" Leo	Direct	Aug 3, 1938	Feb 7, 1939 into Cancer
North Node	21°18'56" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on September 1, 1938

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 1, 00:27 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Sep 1, 07:00 UTC	Mars opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition
Sep 1, 17:28 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	8°36' Sagittarius

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