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Where Were the Planets on November 9, 1938?

Quick Answer

On November 9, 1938, the Sun was in Scorpio (16°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 9, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°58' Taurus at midnight UTC to 14°19' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 9, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°25'50" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1938	Nov 22, 1938 into Sagittarius
Moon	7°07'46" Gemini	Direct	Nov 9, 1938	Nov 11, 1938 into Cancer
Mercury	3°39'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1938	Jan 12, 1939 into Capricorn
Venus	2°59'33" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 13, 1938	Nov 15, 1938 into Scorpio
Mars	9°36'08" Libra	Direct	Oct 25, 1938	Dec 11, 1938 into Scorpio
Jupiter	23°08'51" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 30, 1938	Dec 29, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	12°18'25" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	15°46'48" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	22°44'02" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	1°30'04" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 3, 1938	Feb 7, 1939 into Cancer
North Node	17°39'42" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on November 9, 1938

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 9, 00:03 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Nov 9, 03:20 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction

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