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Where Were the Planets on October 30, 1938?

Quick Answer

On October 30, 1938, the Sun was in Scorpio (6°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (42% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 30, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°31' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 3°23' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 30, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°24'35" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1938	Nov 22, 1938 into Sagittarius
Moon	27°27'34" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 28, 1938	Oct 30, 1938 into Aquarius
Mercury	18°50'23" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 18, 1938	Nov 6, 1938 into Sagittarius
Venus	4°56'15" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Oct 13, 1938	Nov 15, 1938 into Scorpio
Mars	3°18'08" Libra	Direct	Oct 25, 1938	Dec 11, 1938 into Scorpio
Jupiter	22°36'27" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 30, 1938	Dec 29, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	12°56'28" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	16°11'32" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	22°28'01" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	1°30'35" Leo	Direct	Aug 3, 1938	Feb 7, 1939 into Cancer
North Node	18°11'29" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on October 30, 1938

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 42% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 30, 17:08 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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