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Where Were the Planets on October 12, 1938?

Quick Answer

On October 12, 1938, the Sun was in Libra (18°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (89% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 12, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°40' Taurus at midnight UTC to 4°32' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 12, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°29'58" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1938	Oct 24, 1938 into Scorpio
Moon	27°35'14" Taurus	Direct	Oct 10, 1938	Oct 12, 1938 into Gemini
Mercury	19°57'38" Libra	Direct	Oct 1, 1938	Oct 18, 1938 into Scorpio
Venus	29°17'26" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1938	Oct 13, 1938 into Sagittarius
Mars	21°56'27" Virgo	Direct	Sep 7, 1938	Oct 25, 1938 into Libra
Jupiter	22°28'10" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1938	Dec 29, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	14°17'10" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	16°52'48" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	21°53'58" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	1°24'54" Leo	Direct	Aug 3, 1938	Feb 7, 1939 into Cancer
North Node	19°08'40" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on October 12, 1938

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 12, 10:20 UTC	Mars conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction
Oct 12, 16:10 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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