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Where Were the Planets on October 23, 1939?

Quick Answer

On October 23, 1939, the Sun was in Libra (29°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (80% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 23, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°57' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 11°48' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 23, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°10'48" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1939	Oct 24, 1939 into Scorpio
Moon	5°53'07" Pisces	Direct	Oct 23, 1939	Oct 25, 1939 into Aries
Mercury	18°13'19" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 11, 1939	Nov 1, 1939 into Sagittarius
Venus	11°42'54" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 14, 1939	Nov 7, 1939 into Sagittarius
Mars	13°48'09" Aquarius	Direct	Sep 24, 1939	Nov 19, 1939 into Pisces
Jupiter	0°36'35" Aries	Retrograde	May 11, 1939	Oct 30, 1939 into Pisces
Saturn	27°41'30" Aries	Retrograde	Sep 22, 1939	Mar 20, 1940 into Taurus
Uranus	20°47'28" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	24°21'45" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°53'05" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	29°14'02" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 23, 1939

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 23, 00:05 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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