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Where Were the Planets on October 24, 1939?

Quick Answer

On October 24, 1939, the Sun was in Scorpio (0°10' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (87% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 24, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°49' Pisces at midnight UTC to 23°44' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 24, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°10'33" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1939	Nov 23, 1939 into Sagittarius
Moon	17°46'36" Pisces	Direct	Oct 23, 1939	Oct 25, 1939 into Aries
Mercury	19°37'29" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 11, 1939	Nov 1, 1939 into Sagittarius
Venus	12°57'46" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 14, 1939	Nov 7, 1939 into Sagittarius
Mars	14°21'19" Aquarius	Direct	Sep 24, 1939	Nov 19, 1939 into Pisces
Jupiter	0°30'34" Aries	Retrograde	May 11, 1939	Oct 30, 1939 into Pisces
Saturn	27°36'43" Aries	Retrograde	Sep 22, 1939	Mar 20, 1940 into Taurus
Uranus	20°45'12" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	24°23'39" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°53'22" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	29°10'51" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 24, 1939

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 24, 07:45 UTC	The Sun enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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