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Where Were the Planets on February 16, 1939?

Quick Answer

On February 16, 1939, the Sun was in Aquarius (26°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (7% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 16, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°57' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 1°47' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 16, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°55'24" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1939	Feb 19, 1939 into Pisces
Moon	25°52'24" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 14, 1939	Feb 16, 1939 into Aquarius
Mercury	24°51'57" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 1, 1939	Feb 19, 1939 into Pisces
Venus	10°52'28" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 6, 1939	Mar 5, 1939 into Aquarius
Mars	10°56'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 29, 1939	Mar 21, 1939 into Capricorn
Jupiter	10°41'51" Pisces	Direct	Dec 29, 1938	May 11, 1939 into Aries
Saturn	14°38'40" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	14°06'29" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	22°37'48" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	29°49'02" Cancer	Retrograde	Feb 7, 1939	Jun 14, 1939 into Leo
North Node	12°25'10" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on February 16, 1939

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 16, 07:03 UTC	Venus sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Feb 16, 20:21 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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