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Where Were the Planets on January 15, 1939?

Quick Answer

On January 15, 1939, the Sun was in Capricorn (24°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (22% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 15, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°43' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 5°00' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 15, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°26'50" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1938	Jan 20, 1939 into Aquarius
Moon	28°53'42" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 13, 1939	Jan 15, 1939 into Sagittarius
Mercury	4°16'54" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 12, 1939	Feb 1, 1939 into Aquarius
Venus	8°35'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1939	Feb 6, 1939 into Capricorn
Mars	21°28'05" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 11, 1938	Jan 29, 1939 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	3°23'30" Pisces	Direct	Dec 29, 1938	May 11, 1939 into Aries
Saturn	12°07'40" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	13°51'24" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°13'13" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°30'34" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 3, 1938	Feb 7, 1939 into Cancer
North Node	14°06'50" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on January 15, 1939

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 22% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 15, 14:09 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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