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Where Were the Planets on July 9, 1939?

Quick Answer

On July 9, 1939, the Sun was in Cancer (16°22' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). Mars was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 9, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°36' Aries at midnight UTC to 18°49' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 9, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°22'41" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1939	Jul 23, 1939 into Leo
Moon	12°41'46" Aries	Direct	Jul 8, 1939	Jul 10, 1939 into Taurus
Mercury	12°27'24" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1939	Sep 7, 1939 into Virgo
Venus	0°29'15" Cancer	Direct	Jul 9, 1939	Aug 2, 1939 into Leo
Mars	3°00'21" Aquarius	Retrograde	May 25, 1939	Jul 21, 1939 into Capricorn
Jupiter	8°07'26" Aries	Direct	May 11, 1939	Oct 30, 1939 into Pisces
Saturn	0°11'50" Taurus	Direct	Jul 6, 1939	Sep 22, 1939 into Aries
Uranus	20°57'49" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	20°55'05" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°38'32" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	4°50'49" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on July 9, 1939

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 9, 02:24 UTC	Venus enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jul 9, 06:00 UTC	Venus sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Jul 9, 19:49 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aries	16°41' Aries

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