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Where Were the Planets on September 19, 1939?

Quick Answer

On September 19, 1939, the Sun was in Virgo (25°38' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (41% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 19, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°11' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 21°01' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 19, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°38'50" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1939	Sep 23, 1939 into Libra
Moon	14°39'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 18, 1939	Sep 20, 1939 into Capricorn
Mercury	22°58'51" Virgo	Direct	Sep 7, 1939	Sep 23, 1939 into Libra
Venus	29°19'26" Virgo	Direct	Aug 26, 1939	Sep 20, 1939 into Libra
Mars	28°26'00" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 21, 1939	Sep 24, 1939 into Aquarius
Jupiter	4°52'19" Aries	Retrograde	May 11, 1939	Oct 30, 1939 into Pisces
Saturn	0°09'35" Taurus	Retrograde	Jul 6, 1939	Sep 22, 1939 into Aries
Uranus	21°46'19" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°09'55" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°28'22" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	1°02'03" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on September 19, 1939

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 41% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 19, 14:25 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction

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