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Where Were the Planets on October 5, 1939?

Quick Answer

On October 5, 1939, the Sun was in Libra (11°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (58% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 5, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°21' Gemini at midnight UTC to 8°55' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 5, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°20'34" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1939	Oct 24, 1939 into Scorpio
Moon	2°06'11" Cancer	Direct	Oct 5, 1939	Oct 7, 1939 into Leo
Mercury	20°53'40" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1939	Oct 11, 1939 into Scorpio
Venus	19°15'26" Libra	Direct	Sep 20, 1939	Oct 14, 1939 into Scorpio
Mars	4°42'18" Aquarius	Direct	Sep 24, 1939	Nov 19, 1939 into Pisces
Jupiter	2°44'41" Aries	Retrograde	May 11, 1939	Oct 30, 1939 into Pisces
Saturn	29°05'43" Aries	Retrograde	Sep 22, 1939	Mar 20, 1940 into Taurus
Uranus	21°23'48" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°45'04" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°43'22" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	0°11'13" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on October 5, 1939

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 58% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 5, 08:16 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Oct 5, 15:39 UTC	Jupiter trine Pluto	Exact trine

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