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Where Were the Planets on September 20, 1939?

Quick Answer

On September 20, 1939, the Sun was in Virgo (26°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (51% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 20, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°01' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 3°30' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 20, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°37'28" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1939	Sep 23, 1939 into Libra
Moon	27°18'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 18, 1939	Sep 20, 1939 into Capricorn
Mercury	24°50'07" Virgo	Direct	Sep 7, 1939	Sep 23, 1939 into Libra
Venus	0°34'07" Libra	Direct	Sep 20, 1939	Oct 14, 1939 into Scorpio
Mars	28°45'40" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 21, 1939	Sep 24, 1939 into Aquarius
Jupiter	4°44'27" Aries	Retrograde	May 11, 1939	Oct 30, 1939 into Pisces
Saturn	0°06'04" Taurus	Retrograde	Jul 6, 1939	Sep 22, 1939 into Aries
Uranus	21°45'14" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°12'09" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°29'27" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	0°58'53" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on September 20, 1939

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 20, 01:02 UTC	Venus enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Sep 20, 10:34 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	26°34' Sagittarius
Sep 20, 17:10 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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