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Where Were the Planets on December 13, 1938?

Quick Answer

On December 13, 1938, the Sun was in Sagittarius (20°49' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (56% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 13, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°43' Virgo at midnight UTC to 20°38' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 13, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°49'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1938	Dec 22, 1938 into Capricorn
Moon	13°44'24" Virgo	Direct	Dec 12, 1938	Dec 14, 1938 into Libra
Mercury	22°59'32" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1938	Jan 12, 1939 into Capricorn
Venus	19°42'45" Scorpio	Stationing retrograde	Nov 15, 1938	Jan 4, 1939 into Sagittarius
Mars	0°57'12" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 11, 1938	Jan 29, 1939 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	27°08'32" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 30, 1938	Dec 29, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	11°13'42" Aries	Stationing direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	14°29'38" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°17'28" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	1°09'53" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 3, 1938	Feb 7, 1939 into Cancer
North Node	15°51'41" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on December 13, 1938

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 56% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 13, 06:45 UTC	Mercury square Neptune	Exact square
Dec 13, 19:54 UTC	Mars square Pluto	Exact square

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