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Where Were the Planets on March 28, 1939?

Quick Answer

On March 28, 1939, the Sun was in Aries (6°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 28, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°48' Gemini at midnight UTC to 13°47' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 28, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°55'08" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1939	Apr 20, 1939 into Taurus
Moon	6°46'39" Cancer	Direct	Mar 28, 1939	Mar 30, 1939 into Leo
Mercury	16°38'22" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 7, 1939	May 14, 1939 into Taurus
Venus	26°38'11" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 5, 1939	Mar 31, 1939 into Pisces
Mars	3°58'35" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 21, 1939	May 25, 1939 into Aquarius
Jupiter	20°19'02" Pisces	Direct	Dec 29, 1938	May 11, 1939 into Aries
Saturn	19°12'38" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	15°32'42" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	21°33'11" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	29°16'13" Cancer	Retrograde	Feb 7, 1939	Jun 14, 1939 into Leo
North Node	10°18'04" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on March 28, 1939

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 28, 00:19 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Mar 28, 12:16 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	6°56' Cancer

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