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Where Were the Planets on October 1, 1938?

Quick Answer

On October 1, 1938, the Sun was in Libra (7°38' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 1, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°49' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 13°41' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 1, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°38'56" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1938	Oct 24, 1938 into Scorpio
Moon	7°45'47" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 30, 1938	Oct 3, 1938 into Aquarius
Mercury	0°34'51" Libra	Direct	Oct 1, 1938	Oct 18, 1938 into Scorpio
Venus	21°53'25" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1938	Oct 13, 1938 into Sagittarius
Mars	14°59'19" Virgo	Direct	Sep 7, 1938	Oct 25, 1938 into Libra
Jupiter	22°54'49" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1938	Dec 29, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	15°09'01" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	17°13'58" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	21°30'51" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	1°17'28" Leo	Direct	Aug 3, 1938	Feb 7, 1939 into Cancer
North Node	19°43'37" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on October 1, 1938

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 1, 04:18 UTC	Mercury enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Oct 1, 11:45 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Capricorn	7°38' Capricorn
Oct 1, 21:29 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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