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Where Were the Planets on September 23, 1938?

Quick Answer

On September 23, 1938, the Sun was in Virgo (29°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 23, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°59' Virgo at midnight UTC to 2°08' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 23, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°47'45" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1938	Sep 23, 1938 into Libra
Moon	25°06'48" Virgo	Direct	Sep 21, 1938	Sep 23, 1938 into Libra
Mercury	16°14'48" Virgo	Direct	Sep 10, 1938	Oct 1, 1938 into Libra
Venus	15°21'08" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1938	Oct 13, 1938 into Sagittarius
Mars	9°55'30" Virgo	Direct	Sep 7, 1938	Oct 25, 1938 into Libra
Jupiter	23°28'21" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1938	Dec 29, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	15°45'35" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	17°26'40" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	21°13'22" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	1°10'18" Leo	Direct	Aug 3, 1938	Feb 7, 1939 into Cancer
North Node	20°09'02" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on September 23, 1938

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 23, 17:00 UTC	The Sun enters Libra	September Equinox
Sep 23, 20:18 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Sep 23, 20:34 UTC	New Moon in Libra	0°09' Libra

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