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Where Were the Planets on March 4, 1939?

Quick Answer

On March 4, 1939, the Sun was in Pisces (13°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 4, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°50' Leo at midnight UTC to 2°57' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 4, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°01'15" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1939	Mar 21, 1939 into Aries
Moon	25°24'47" Leo	Direct	Mar 2, 1939	Mar 4, 1939 into Virgo
Mercury	24°45'01" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1939	Mar 7, 1939 into Aries
Venus	28°47'19" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 6, 1939	Mar 5, 1939 into Aquarius
Mars	20°23'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 29, 1939	Mar 21, 1939 into Capricorn
Jupiter	14°32'56" Pisces	Direct	Dec 29, 1938	May 11, 1939 into Aries
Saturn	16°20'28" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	14°33'11" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	22°12'47" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	29°32'08" Cancer	Retrograde	Feb 7, 1939	Jun 14, 1939 into Leo
North Node	11°34'19" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on March 4, 1939

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 4, 12:29 UTC	Jupiter sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Mar 4, 19:16 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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