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Where Were the Planets on January 29, 1939?

Quick Answer

On January 29, 1939, the Sun was in Aquarius (8°41' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (59% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 29, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°43' Taurus at midnight UTC to 26°05' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 29, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°41'36" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1939	Feb 19, 1939 into Pisces
Moon	19°21'24" Taurus	Direct	Jan 28, 1939	Jan 30, 1939 into Gemini
Mercury	24°53'36" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 12, 1939	Feb 1, 1939 into Aquarius
Venus	21°52'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1939	Feb 6, 1939 into Capricorn
Mars	0°03'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 29, 1939	Mar 21, 1939 into Capricorn
Jupiter	6°29'23" Pisces	Direct	Dec 29, 1938	May 11, 1939 into Aries
Saturn	13°03'32" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	13°51'24" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°00'52" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°11'48" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 3, 1938	Feb 7, 1939 into Cancer
North Node	13°22'21" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on January 29, 1939

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 59% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 29, 09:49 UTC	Mars enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Jan 29, 17:22 UTC	Mars trine Pluto	Exact trine

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