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Where Were the Planets on September 3, 1938?

Quick Answer

On September 3, 1938, the Sun was in Virgo (10°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (67% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 3, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°49' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 5°39' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 3, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°19'14" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1938	Sep 23, 1938 into Libra
Moon	29°45'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 1, 1938	Sep 3, 1938 into Capricorn
Mercury	29°48'45" Leo	Retrograde	Sep 3, 1938	Sep 10, 1938 into Virgo
Venus	26°25'11" Libra	Direct	Aug 9, 1938	Sep 7, 1938 into Scorpio
Mars	27°14'15" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1938	Sep 7, 1938 into Virgo
Jupiter	25°33'35" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1938	Dec 29, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	17°03'57" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	17°46'22" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	20°28'59" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°46'51" Leo	Direct	Aug 3, 1938	Feb 7, 1939 into Cancer
North Node	21°12'35" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on September 3, 1938

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 67% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 3, 02:52 UTC	Mercury re-enters Leo (retrograde)	Leaves Virgo
Sep 3, 12:29 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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