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Where Were the Planets on September 16, 1939?

Quick Answer

On September 16, 1939, the Sun was in Virgo (22°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (13% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 16, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°11' Libra at midnight UTC to 11°18' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 16, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°43'07" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1939	Sep 23, 1939 into Libra
Moon	4°18'19" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 16, 1939	Sep 18, 1939 into Sagittarius
Mercury	17°21'05" Virgo	Direct	Sep 7, 1939	Sep 23, 1939 into Libra
Venus	25°35'24" Virgo	Direct	Aug 26, 1939	Sep 20, 1939 into Libra
Mars	27°30'37" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 21, 1939	Sep 24, 1939 into Aquarius
Jupiter	5°15'36" Aries	Retrograde	May 11, 1939	Oct 30, 1939 into Pisces
Saturn	0°19'40" Taurus	Retrograde	Jul 6, 1939	Sep 22, 1939 into Aries
Uranus	21°49'18" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°03'14" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°24'57" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	1°11'35" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on September 16, 1939

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 13% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 16, 04:43 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Sep 16, 20:34 UTC	The Sun conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction

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