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Where Were the Planets on October 20, 1939?

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On October 20, 1939, the Sun was in Libra (26°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 20, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°07' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 6°10' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 20, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°11'43" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1939	Oct 24, 1939 into Scorpio
Moon	0°10'14" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 20, 1939	Oct 23, 1939 into Pisces
Mercury	13°56'08" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 11, 1939	Nov 1, 1939 into Sagittarius
Venus	7°58'17" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 14, 1939	Nov 7, 1939 into Sagittarius
Mars	12°10'10" Aquarius	Direct	Sep 24, 1939	Nov 19, 1939 into Pisces
Jupiter	0°55'27" Aries	Retrograde	May 11, 1939	Oct 30, 1939 into Pisces
Saturn	27°55'52" Aries	Retrograde	Sep 22, 1939	Mar 20, 1940 into Taurus
Uranus	20°54'09" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	24°15'57" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°52'02" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	29°23'34" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 20, 1939

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 20, 03:24 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Capricorn	25°50' Capricorn
Oct 20, 11:39 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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