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Where Were the Planets on December 3, 1939?

Quick Answer

On December 3, 1939, the Sun was in Sagittarius (10°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 3, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°35' Leo at midnight UTC to 12°44' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 3, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°25'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1939	Dec 22, 1939 into Capricorn
Moon	5°40'37" Virgo	Direct	Dec 3, 1939	Dec 5, 1939 into Libra
Mercury	29°49'32" Scorpio	Retrograde	Dec 3, 1939	Dec 13, 1939 into Sagittarius
Venus	2°51'47" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 1, 1939	Dec 25, 1939 into Aquarius
Mars	8°54'56" Pisces	Direct	Nov 19, 1939	Jan 4, 1940 into Aries
Jupiter	29°00'02" Pisces	Direct	Oct 30, 1939	Dec 20, 1939 into Aries
Saturn	24°57'26" Aries	Retrograde	Sep 22, 1939	Mar 20, 1940 into Taurus
Uranus	19°08'18" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	25°20'18" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°43'58" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	27°03'46" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on December 3, 1939

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

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 3, 02:22 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Dec 3, 07:21 UTC	Mercury re-enters Scorpio (retrograde)	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 3, 20:40 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Virgo	10°47' Virgo

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