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Where Were the Planets on December 26, 1939?

Quick Answer

On December 26, 1939, the Sun was in Capricorn (3°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 26, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°01' Gemini at midnight UTC to 11°14' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 26, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°48'56" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1939	Jan 21, 1940 into Aquarius
Moon	4°06'16" Cancer	Direct	Dec 26, 1939	Dec 28, 1939 into Leo
Mercury	14°26'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 13, 1939	Jan 6, 1940 into Capricorn
Venus	1°28'42" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 25, 1939	Jan 18, 1940 into Pisces
Mars	24°14'42" Pisces	Direct	Nov 19, 1939	Jan 4, 1940 into Aries
Jupiter	0°32'51" Aries	Direct	Dec 20, 1939	May 16, 1940 into Taurus
Saturn	24°24'57" Aries	Stationing direct	Sep 22, 1939	Mar 20, 1940 into Taurus
Uranus	18°23'42" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	25°31'00" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°21'55" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	25°50'41" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on December 26, 1939

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

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 26, 05:03 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Dec 26, 11:29 UTC	Full Moon in Cancer	3°47' Cancer

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