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Where Were the Planets on January 12, 1939?

Quick Answer

On January 12, 1939, the Sun was in Capricorn (21°23' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (51% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 12, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°08' Libra at midnight UTC to 27°20' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 12, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°23'27" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1938	Jan 20, 1939 into Aquarius
Moon	20°47'40" Libra	Direct	Jan 10, 1939	Jan 13, 1939 into Scorpio
Mercury	0°13'22" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 12, 1939	Feb 1, 1939 into Aquarius
Venus	5°59'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1939	Feb 6, 1939 into Capricorn
Mars	19°36'59" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 11, 1938	Jan 29, 1939 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	2°45'21" Pisces	Direct	Dec 29, 1938	May 11, 1939 into Aries
Saturn	11°58'05" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	13°52'44" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°15'06" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°34'33" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 3, 1938	Feb 7, 1939 into Cancer
North Node	14°16'22" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on January 12, 1939

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 12, 07:57 UTC	Mercury enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Jan 12, 13:11 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	21°26' Libra

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