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Where Were the Planets on September 23, 1939?

Quick Answer

On September 23, 1939, the Sun was in Virgo (29°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (78% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 23, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°48' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 9°43' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 23, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°33'31" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1939	Sep 23, 1939 into Libra
Moon	3°46'55" Aquarius	Direct	Sep 23, 1939	Sep 25, 1939 into Pisces
Mercury	0°19'03" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1939	Oct 11, 1939 into Scorpio
Venus	4°18'16" Libra	Direct	Sep 20, 1939	Oct 14, 1939 into Scorpio
Mars	29°48'04" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 21, 1939	Sep 24, 1939 into Aquarius
Jupiter	4°20'37" Aries	Retrograde	May 11, 1939	Oct 30, 1939 into Pisces
Saturn	29°55'07" Aries	Retrograde	Sep 22, 1939	Mar 20, 1940 into Taurus
Uranus	21°41'42" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°18'49" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°32'38" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	0°49'21" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on September 23, 1939

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 23, 03:27 UTC	Mercury trine Mars	Exact trine
Sep 23, 04:23 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Sep 23, 07:47 UTC	Mercury enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Sep 23, 12:41 UTC	Venus opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition
Sep 23, 18:39 UTC	Mars square Saturn	Exact square
Sep 23, 21:26 UTC	The Sun trine Mars	Exact trine
Sep 23, 22:49 UTC	The Sun enters Libra	September Equinox

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