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Where Were the Planets on December 18, 1939?

Quick Answer

On December 18, 1939, the Sun was in Sagittarius (25°40' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (47% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 18, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°40' Pisces at midnight UTC to 27°29' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 18, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°40'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1939	Dec 22, 1939 into Capricorn
Moon	21°35'05" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1939	Dec 19, 1939 into Aries
Mercury	4°25'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 13, 1939	Jan 6, 1940 into Capricorn
Venus	21°32'25" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 1, 1939	Dec 25, 1939 into Aquarius
Mars	18°51'43" Pisces	Direct	Nov 19, 1939	Jan 4, 1940 into Aries
Jupiter	29°49'11" Pisces	Direct	Oct 30, 1939	Dec 20, 1939 into Aries
Saturn	24°29'51" Aries	Retrograde	Sep 22, 1939	Mar 20, 1940 into Taurus
Uranus	18°37'12" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	25°29'19" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°30'40" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	26°16'06" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on December 18, 1939

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 18, 03:43 UTC	Mars sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Dec 18, 07:43 UTC	The Sun square Neptune	Exact square
Dec 18, 21:04 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Pisces	26°03' Pisces

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