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Where Were the Planets on October 30, 1939?

Quick Answer

On October 30, 1939, the Sun was in Scorpio (6°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (95% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 30, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°55' Taurus at midnight UTC to 9°00' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 30, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°09'42" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1939	Nov 23, 1939 into Sagittarius
Moon	2°26'24" Gemini	Direct	Oct 30, 1939	Nov 1, 1939 into Cancer
Mercury	27°42'55" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 11, 1939	Nov 1, 1939 into Sagittarius
Venus	20°26'58" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 14, 1939	Nov 7, 1939 into Sagittarius
Mars	17°45'16" Aquarius	Direct	Sep 24, 1939	Nov 19, 1939 into Pisces
Jupiter	29°57'45" Pisces	Retrograde	Oct 30, 1939	Dec 20, 1939 into Aries
Saturn	27°08'15" Aries	Retrograde	Sep 22, 1939	Mar 20, 1940 into Taurus
Uranus	20°31'09" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	24°34'37" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°54'36" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°51'47" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 30, 1939

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 30, 01:15 UTC	Jupiter re-enters Pisces (retrograde)	Leaves Aries
Oct 30, 07:30 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Oct 30, 13:18 UTC	Venus opposite Uranus	Exact opposition

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