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Where Were the Planets on December 16, 1938?

Quick Answer

On December 16, 1938, the Sun was in Sagittarius (23°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (25% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 16, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°28' Libra at midnight UTC to 0°24' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 16, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°52'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1938	Dec 22, 1938 into Capricorn
Moon	23°58'44" Libra	Direct	Dec 14, 1938	Dec 16, 1938 into Scorpio
Mercury	18°54'31" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1938	Jan 12, 1939 into Capricorn
Venus	20°12'22" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 15, 1938	Jan 4, 1939 into Sagittarius
Mars	2°49'47" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 11, 1938	Jan 29, 1939 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	27°37'49" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 30, 1938	Dec 29, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	11°13'44" Aries	Stationing retrograde	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	14°24'13" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°18'37" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	1°06'55" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 3, 1938	Feb 7, 1939 into Cancer
North Node	15°42'09" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on December 16, 1938

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 16, 23:12 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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