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Where Were the Planets on December 2, 1938?

Quick Answer

On December 2, 1938, the Sun was in Sagittarius (9°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (73% illuminated). Venus, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 2, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°58' Pisces at midnight UTC to 12°48' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 2, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°39'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1938	Dec 22, 1938 into Capricorn
Moon	6°21'01" Aries	Direct	Dec 2, 1938	Dec 4, 1938 into Taurus
Mercury	29°23'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1938	Jan 12, 1939 into Capricorn
Venus	21°00'06" Scorpio	Retrograde	Nov 15, 1938	Jan 4, 1939 into Sagittarius
Mars	24°03'45" Libra	Direct	Oct 25, 1938	Dec 11, 1938 into Scorpio
Jupiter	25°31'21" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 30, 1938	Dec 29, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	11°21'54" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	14°51'58" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°10'37" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	1°19'17" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 3, 1938	Feb 7, 1939 into Cancer
North Node	16°26'38" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on December 2, 1938

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 73% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 2, 00:02 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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