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Where Were the Planets on September 17, 1938?

Quick Answer

On September 17, 1938, the Sun was in Virgo (23°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (46% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 17, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°42' Gemini at midnight UTC to 5°48' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 17, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°55'46" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1938	Sep 23, 1938 into Libra
Moon	28°43'59" Gemini	Direct	Sep 15, 1938	Sep 17, 1938 into Cancer
Mercury	6°47'38" Virgo	Direct	Sep 10, 1938	Oct 1, 1938 into Libra
Venus	9°59'50" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1938	Oct 13, 1938 into Sagittarius
Mars	6°07'21" Virgo	Direct	Sep 7, 1938	Oct 25, 1938 into Libra
Jupiter	24°00'28" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1938	Dec 29, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	16°11'29" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	17°34'29" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	21°00'03" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	1°04'02" Leo	Direct	Aug 3, 1938	Feb 7, 1939 into Cancer
North Node	20°28'06" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on September 17, 1938

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 17, 03:12 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Gemini	23°34' Gemini
Sep 17, 14:09 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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