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Where Were the Planets on November 17, 1938?

Quick Answer

On November 17, 1938, the Sun was in Scorpio (24°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (21% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 17, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°45' Virgo at midnight UTC to 7°14' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 17, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°28'59" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1938	Nov 22, 1938 into Sagittarius
Moon	0°31'58" Libra	Direct	Nov 17, 1938	Nov 19, 1938 into Scorpio
Mercury	14°44'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1938	Jan 12, 1939 into Capricorn
Venus	28°56'34" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 15, 1938	Jan 4, 1939 into Sagittarius
Mars	14°38'17" Libra	Direct	Oct 25, 1938	Dec 11, 1938 into Scorpio
Jupiter	23°48'10" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 30, 1938	Dec 29, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	11°53'16" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	15°27'01" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	22°55'02" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	1°27'48" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 3, 1938	Feb 7, 1939 into Cancer
North Node	17°14'17" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on November 17, 1938

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 21% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 17, 08:33 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile
Nov 17, 11:03 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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