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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 1939?

Quick Answer

On January 20, 1939, the Sun was in Capricorn (29°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°57' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 4°48' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°32'24" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1938	Jan 20, 1939 into Aquarius
Moon	28°53'19" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 18, 1939	Jan 20, 1939 into Aquarius
Mercury	11°21'55" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 12, 1939	Feb 1, 1939 into Aquarius
Venus	13°07'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1939	Feb 6, 1939 into Capricorn
Mars	24°32'46" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 11, 1938	Jan 29, 1939 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	4°28'32" Pisces	Direct	Dec 29, 1938	May 11, 1939 into Aries
Saturn	12°25'35" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	13°50'13" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°09'28" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°23'52" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 3, 1938	Feb 7, 1939 into Cancer
North Node	13°50'57" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on January 20, 1939

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 20, 13:27 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	29°36' Capricorn
Jan 20, 14:14 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 20, 22:50 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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