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Where Were the Planets on December 19, 1938?

Quick Answer

On December 19, 1938, the Sun was in Sagittarius (26°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (5% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 19, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°36' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 7°55' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 19, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°56'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1938	Dec 22, 1938 into Capricorn
Moon	1°47'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 19, 1938	Dec 21, 1938 into Capricorn
Mercury	15°36'26" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1938	Jan 12, 1939 into Capricorn
Venus	21°01'30" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 15, 1938	Jan 4, 1939 into Sagittarius
Mars	4°42'17" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 11, 1938	Jan 29, 1939 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	28°08'13" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 30, 1938	Dec 29, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	11°14'46" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	14°19'08" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°19'27" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	1°03'47" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 3, 1938	Feb 7, 1939 into Cancer
North Node	15°32'37" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on December 19, 1938

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 19, 08:30 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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