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Where Were the Planets on September 26, 1938?

Quick Answer

On September 26, 1938, the Sun was in Libra (2°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (8% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 26, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°28' Libra at midnight UTC to 12°33' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 26, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°44'13" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1938	Oct 24, 1938 into Scorpio
Moon	6°04'24" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 26, 1938	Sep 28, 1938 into Sagittarius
Mercury	21°32'12" Virgo	Direct	Sep 10, 1938	Oct 1, 1938 into Libra
Venus	17°53'41" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1938	Oct 13, 1938 into Sagittarius
Mars	11°49'29" Virgo	Direct	Sep 7, 1938	Oct 25, 1938 into Libra
Jupiter	23°14'27" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1938	Dec 29, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	15°32'05" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	17°22'12" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	21°19'58" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	1°13'09" Leo	Direct	Aug 3, 1938	Feb 7, 1939 into Cancer
North Node	19°59'30" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on September 26, 1938

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 26, 00:56 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Sep 26, 09:13 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction

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