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Where Were the Planets on January 28, 1939?

Quick Answer

On January 28, 1939, the Sun was in Aquarius (7°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (49% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 28, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°44' Aries at midnight UTC to 12°42' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 28, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°40'39" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1939	Feb 19, 1939 into Pisces
Moon	6°11'02" Taurus	Direct	Jan 28, 1939	Jan 30, 1939 into Gemini
Mercury	23°20'42" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 12, 1939	Feb 1, 1939 into Aquarius
Venus	20°52'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1939	Feb 6, 1939 into Capricorn
Mars	29°26'42" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 11, 1938	Jan 29, 1939 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	6°15'45" Pisces	Direct	Dec 29, 1938	May 11, 1939 into Aries
Saturn	12°58'58" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	13°51'04" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°01'56" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°13'07" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 3, 1938	Feb 7, 1939 into Cancer
North Node	13°25'32" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on January 28, 1939

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 28, 00:28 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Jan 28, 07:11 UTC	Mercury trine Neptune	Exact trine
Jan 28, 15:00 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Taurus	7°48' Taurus

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