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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1932?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1932, the Sun was in Aries (27°15' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (84% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1932. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°43' Virgo at midnight UTC to 17°05' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1932
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°15'22" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1932	Apr 20, 1932 into Taurus
Moon	9°51'38" Virgo	Direct	Apr 16, 1932	Apr 18, 1932 into Libra
Mercury	15°30'00" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 9, 1932	May 15, 1932 into Taurus
Venus	12°50'49" Gemini	Direct	Apr 5, 1932	May 6, 1932 into Cancer
Mars	11°00'17" Aries	Direct	Apr 3, 1932	May 12, 1932 into Taurus
Jupiter	12°43'38" Leo	Direct	Jul 17, 1931	Aug 11, 1932 into Virgo
Saturn	4°09'33" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 24, 1932	Aug 13, 1932 into Capricorn
Uranus	19°47'48" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	5°25'15" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	19°59'59" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	24°35'32" Pisces	Direct	Jan 6, 1932	Jul 25, 1933 into Aquarius

Sky Events on April 17, 1932

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 09:01 UTC	Venus sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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