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Where Were the Planets on January 21, 1939?

Quick Answer

On January 21, 1939, the Sun was in Aquarius (0°33' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 21, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°49' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 16°40' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 21, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°33'29" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1939	Feb 19, 1939 into Pisces
Moon	10°45'14" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1939	Jan 23, 1939 into Pisces
Mercury	12°49'19" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 12, 1939	Feb 1, 1939 into Aquarius
Venus	14°04'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1939	Feb 6, 1939 into Capricorn
Mars	25°09'37" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 11, 1938	Jan 29, 1939 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	4°41'44" Pisces	Direct	Dec 29, 1938	May 11, 1939 into Aries
Saturn	12°29'27" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	13°50'08" Taurus	Stationing direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°08'37" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°22'31" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 3, 1938	Feb 7, 1939 into Cancer
North Node	13°47'46" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on January 21, 1939

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 21, 06:18 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Exact square
Jan 21, 07:47 UTC	The Sun opposite Pluto	Exact opposition

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