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Where Were the Planets on July 15, 1939?

Quick Answer

On July 15, 1939, the Sun was in Cancer (22°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (3% illuminated). Mars was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 15, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°35' Gemini at midnight UTC to 10°16' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 15, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°06'03" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1939	Jul 23, 1939 into Leo
Moon	2°53'32" Cancer	Direct	Jul 15, 1939	Jul 17, 1939 into Leo
Mercury	18°32'23" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1939	Sep 7, 1939 into Virgo
Venus	7°49'02" Cancer	Direct	Jul 9, 1939	Aug 2, 1939 into Leo
Mars	1°39'48" Aquarius	Retrograde	May 25, 1939	Jul 21, 1939 into Capricorn
Jupiter	8°27'29" Aries	Direct	May 11, 1939	Oct 30, 1939 into Pisces
Saturn	0°31'20" Taurus	Direct	Jul 6, 1939	Sep 22, 1939 into Aries
Uranus	21°10'54" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	21°02'34" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°48'26" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	4°31'45" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on July 15, 1939

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 15, 07:15 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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