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Where Were the Planets on December 7, 1939?

Quick Answer

On December 7, 1939, the Sun was in Sagittarius (14°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (13% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 7, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°49' Libra at midnight UTC to 8°39' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 7, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°28'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1939	Dec 22, 1939 into Capricorn
Moon	1°45'34" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 7, 1939	Dec 9, 1939 into Sagittarius
Mercury	27°46'47" Scorpio	Stationing direct	Dec 3, 1939	Dec 13, 1939 into Sagittarius
Venus	7°50'48" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 1, 1939	Dec 25, 1939 into Aquarius
Mars	11°32'36" Pisces	Direct	Nov 19, 1939	Jan 4, 1940 into Aries
Jupiter	29°08'45" Pisces	Direct	Oct 30, 1939	Dec 20, 1939 into Aries
Saturn	24°47'50" Aries	Retrograde	Sep 22, 1939	Mar 20, 1940 into Taurus
Uranus	18°59'23" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	25°23'26" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°40'52" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	26°51'03" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on December 7, 1939

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 13% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 7, 08:56 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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