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Where Were the Planets on February 3, 1939?

Quick Answer

On February 3, 1939, the Sun was in Aquarius (13°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (99% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 3, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°12' Cancer at midnight UTC to 9°31' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 3, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°46'03" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1939	Feb 19, 1939 into Pisces
Moon	1°51'24" Leo	Direct	Feb 3, 1939	Feb 5, 1939 into Virgo
Mercury	2°48'21" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 1, 1939	Feb 19, 1939 into Pisces
Venus	26°58'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1939	Feb 6, 1939 into Capricorn
Mars	3°05'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 29, 1939	Mar 21, 1939 into Capricorn
Jupiter	7°38'18" Pisces	Direct	Dec 29, 1938	May 11, 1939 into Aries
Saturn	13°27'33" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	13°53'56" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	22°55'11" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°05'13" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 3, 1938	Feb 7, 1939 into Cancer
North Node	13°06'28" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on February 3, 1939

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 3, 04:03 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Feb 3, 09:05 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Feb 3, 15:08 UTC	The Sun square Uranus	Exact square
Feb 3, 18:56 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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