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Where Were the Planets on July 31, 1939?

Quick Answer

On July 31, 1939, the Sun was in Leo (7°22' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury, Mars and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 31, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°52' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 15°47' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 31, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°22'48" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1939	Aug 24, 1939 into Virgo
Moon	9°50'50" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 30, 1939	Aug 2, 1939 into Pisces
Mercury	23°38'06" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1939	Sep 7, 1939 into Virgo
Venus	27°25'47" Cancer	Direct	Jul 9, 1939	Aug 2, 1939 into Leo
Mars	27°21'51" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jul 21, 1939	Sep 24, 1939 into Aquarius
Jupiter	8°47'20" Aries	Stationing direct	May 11, 1939	Oct 30, 1939 into Pisces
Saturn	1°06'33" Taurus	Direct	Jul 6, 1939	Sep 22, 1939 into Aries
Uranus	21°38'32" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	21°26'57" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	1°15'16" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	3°40'55" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on July 31, 1939

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 31, 06:37 UTC	Full Moon in Aquarius	7°10' Aquarius
Jul 31, 10:56 UTC	Venus opposite Mars	Exact opposition

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