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Where Were the Planets on July 3, 1939?

Quick Answer

On July 3, 1939, the Sun was in Cancer (10°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). Mars was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 3, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°01' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 7°02' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 3, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°39'34" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1939	Jul 23, 1939 into Leo
Moon	1°03'09" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 3, 1939	Jul 5, 1939 into Pisces
Mercury	4°44'38" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1939	Sep 7, 1939 into Virgo
Venus	23°10'23" Gemini	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Jul 9, 1939 into Cancer
Mars	3°59'41" Aquarius	Retrograde	May 25, 1939	Jul 21, 1939 into Capricorn
Jupiter	7°40'56" Aries	Direct	May 11, 1939	Oct 30, 1939 into Pisces
Saturn	29°49'09" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	20°43'25" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	20°48'36" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°28'51" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	5°09'53" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on July 3, 1939

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 3, 00:22 UTC	Mercury opposite Mars	Exact opposition
Jul 3, 09:54 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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