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Where Were the Planets on December 30, 1939?

Quick Answer

On December 30, 1939, the Sun was in Capricorn (7°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (79% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 30, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°52' Leo at midnight UTC to 9°20' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 30, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°53'27" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1939	Jan 21, 1940 into Aquarius
Moon	2°07'43" Virgo	Direct	Dec 30, 1939	Jan 1, 1940 into Libra
Mercury	20°01'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 13, 1939	Jan 6, 1940 into Capricorn
Venus	6°26'19" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 25, 1939	Jan 18, 1940 into Pisces
Mars	26°56'55" Pisces	Direct	Nov 19, 1939	Jan 4, 1940 into Aries
Jupiter	0°58'51" Aries	Direct	Dec 20, 1939	May 16, 1940 into Taurus
Saturn	24°25'08" Aries	Direct	Sep 22, 1939	Mar 20, 1940 into Taurus
Uranus	18°17'56" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	25°31'00" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°17'12" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	25°37'59" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on December 30, 1939

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 79% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 30, 08:28 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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