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Where Were the Planets on October 28, 1939?

Quick Answer

On October 28, 1939, the Sun was in Scorpio (4°09' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 28, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°26' Taurus at midnight UTC to 13°03' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 28, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°09'52" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1939	Nov 23, 1939 into Sagittarius
Moon	6°43'51" Taurus	Direct	Oct 27, 1939	Oct 30, 1939 into Gemini
Mercury	25°05'14" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 11, 1939	Nov 1, 1939 into Sagittarius
Venus	17°57'14" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 14, 1939	Nov 7, 1939 into Sagittarius
Mars	16°36'24" Aquarius	Direct	Sep 24, 1939	Nov 19, 1939 into Pisces
Jupiter	0°08'03" Aries	Retrograde	May 11, 1939	Oct 30, 1939 into Pisces
Saturn	27°17'41" Aries	Retrograde	Sep 22, 1939	Mar 20, 1940 into Taurus
Uranus	20°35'54" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	24°31'02" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°54'18" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°58'09" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 28, 1939

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 28, 01:32 UTC	Mercury sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Oct 28, 06:36 UTC	Partial Lunar Eclipse in Taurus	3°53' Taurus

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