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Where Were the Planets on December 29, 1938?

Quick Answer

On December 29, 1938, the Sun was in Capricorn (7°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 29, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°46' Pisces at midnight UTC to 8°09' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 29, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°07'30" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1938	Jan 20, 1939 into Aquarius
Moon	1°56'20" Aries	Direct	Dec 29, 1938	Dec 31, 1938 into Taurus
Mercury	15°13'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1938	Jan 12, 1939 into Capricorn
Venus	25°43'42" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 15, 1938	Jan 4, 1939 into Sagittarius
Mars	10°56'17" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 11, 1938	Jan 29, 1939 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	29°56'56" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 30, 1938	Dec 29, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	11°25'21" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	14°04'54" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°20'01" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°52'22" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 3, 1938	Feb 7, 1939 into Cancer
North Node	15°00'51" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on December 29, 1938

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 29, 08:14 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Dec 29, 18:27 UTC	Jupiter enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Dec 29, 22:53 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	7°35' Aries

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