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Where Were the Planets on April 3, 1933?

Quick Answer

On April 3, 1933, the Sun was in Aries (13°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (53% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 3, 1933. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°03' Cancer at midnight UTC to 22°09' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 3, 1933
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°17'00" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1933	Apr 20, 1933 into Taurus
Moon	16°05'16" Cancer	Direct	Apr 2, 1933	Apr 4, 1933 into Leo
Mercury	24°54'47" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 25, 1933	Apr 17, 1933 into Aries
Venus	8°35'17" Aries	Direct	Mar 27, 1933	Apr 20, 1933 into Taurus
Mars	1°19'38" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 13, 1932	Jul 6, 1933 into Libra
Jupiter	15°17'44" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 11, 1932	Sep 10, 1933 into Libra
Saturn	14°08'16" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 20, 1932	Feb 14, 1935 into Pisces
Uranus	22°45'58" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	7°55'32" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	21°14'06" Cancer	Stationing direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	6°00'19" Pisces	Direct	Jan 6, 1932	Jul 25, 1933 into Aquarius

Sky Events on April 3, 1933

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 3, 05:56 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	13°02' Cancer

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