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Where Were the Planets on July 23, 1939?

Quick Answer

On July 23, 1939, the Sun was in Cancer (29°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Mars was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 23, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°11' Libra at midnight UTC to 6°38' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 23, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°44'13" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1939	Jul 23, 1939 into Leo
Moon	29°57'47" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 1939	Jul 23, 1939 into Scorpio
Mercury	23°28'11" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1939	Sep 7, 1939 into Virgo
Venus	17°36'42" Cancer	Direct	Jul 9, 1939	Aug 2, 1939 into Leo
Mars	29°32'00" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jul 21, 1939	Sep 24, 1939 into Aquarius
Jupiter	8°43'37" Aries	Direct	May 11, 1939	Oct 30, 1939 into Pisces
Saturn	0°52'05" Taurus	Direct	Jul 6, 1939	Sep 22, 1939 into Aries
Uranus	21°26'05" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	21°14'00" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	1°01'49" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	4°06'20" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on July 23, 1939

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 23, 08:01 UTC	The Sun opposite Mars	Exact opposition
Jul 23, 11:34 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	29°43' Libra
Jul 23, 12:03 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jul 23, 18:36 UTC	The Sun enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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