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Where Were the Planets on August 29, 1939?

Quick Answer

On August 29, 1939, the Sun was in Virgo (5°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 29, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°42' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 6°33' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 29, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°14'46" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1939	Sep 23, 1939 into Libra
Moon	0°38'25" Pisces	Direct	Aug 29, 1939	Aug 31, 1939 into Aries
Mercury	17°04'04" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1939	Sep 7, 1939 into Virgo
Venus	3°13'56" Virgo	Direct	Aug 26, 1939	Sep 20, 1939 into Libra
Mars	24°07'35" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 21, 1939	Sep 24, 1939 into Aquarius
Jupiter	7°17'40" Aries	Retrograde	May 11, 1939	Oct 30, 1939 into Pisces
Saturn	1°03'41" Taurus	Retrograde	Jul 6, 1939	Sep 22, 1939 into Aries
Uranus	21°58'08" Taurus	Stationing direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	22°23'39" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°01'17" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	2°08'47" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on August 29, 1939

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 29, 10:42 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Aug 29, 22:09 UTC	Full Moon in Pisces	5°39' Pisces

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