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Where Were the Planets on August 21, 1939?

Quick Answer

On August 21, 1939, the Sun was in Leo (27°31' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 21, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°13' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 29°19' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 21, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°31'49" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1939	Aug 24, 1939 into Virgo
Moon	22°49'39" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 19, 1939	Aug 22, 1939 into Sagittarius
Mercury	12°10'59" Leo	Stationing retrograde	Jun 30, 1939	Sep 7, 1939 into Virgo
Venus	23°19'34" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1939	Aug 26, 1939 into Virgo
Mars	23°57'41" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Jul 21, 1939	Sep 24, 1939 into Aquarius
Jupiter	7°57'40" Aries	Retrograde	May 11, 1939	Oct 30, 1939 into Pisces
Saturn	1°13'12" Taurus	Retrograde	Jul 6, 1939	Sep 22, 1939 into Aries
Uranus	21°56'52" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	22°06'49" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	1°49'18" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	2°34'12" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on August 21, 1939

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 21, 21:21 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Scorpio	27°54' Scorpio

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