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Where Were the Planets on February 1, 1939?

Quick Answer

On February 1, 1939, the Sun was in Aquarius (11°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (88% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 1, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°16' Gemini at midnight UTC to 9°03' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 1, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°44'20" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1939	Feb 19, 1939 into Pisces
Moon	1°37'15" Cancer	Direct	Feb 1, 1939	Feb 3, 1939 into Leo
Mercury	29°36'22" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 12, 1939	Feb 1, 1939 into Aquarius
Venus	24°55'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1939	Feb 6, 1939 into Capricorn
Mars	1°52'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 29, 1939	Mar 21, 1939 into Capricorn
Jupiter	7°10'36" Pisces	Direct	Dec 29, 1938	May 11, 1939 into Aries
Saturn	13°17'42" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	13°52'46" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	22°57'32" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°07'50" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 3, 1938	Feb 7, 1939 into Cancer
North Node	13°12'49" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on February 1, 1939

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 1, 09:21 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Feb 1, 17:56 UTC	Mercury enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Feb 1, 19:48 UTC	Mercury opposite Pluto	Exact opposition

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