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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1938?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1938, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (66% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°52' Aries at midnight UTC to 3°58' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°09'48" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1938	Jan 20, 1939 into Aquarius
Moon	27°22'33" Aries	Direct	Dec 29, 1938	Dec 31, 1938 into Taurus
Mercury	16°42'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1938	Jan 12, 1939 into Capricorn
Venus	26°58'18" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 15, 1938	Jan 4, 1939 into Sagittarius
Mars	12°10'52" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 11, 1938	Jan 29, 1939 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	0°19'55" Pisces	Direct	Dec 29, 1938	May 11, 1939 into Aries
Saturn	11°28'47" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	14°02'35" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°19'43" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°49'56" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 3, 1938	Feb 7, 1939 into Cancer
North Node	14°54'29" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on December 31, 1938

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 66% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 16:47 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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