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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1933?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1933, the Sun was in Aries (27°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1933. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°13' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 7°54' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1933
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°01'01" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1933	Apr 20, 1933 into Taurus
Moon	1°07'09" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 17, 1933	Apr 19, 1933 into Pisces
Mercury	29°52'40" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1933	Apr 17, 1933 into Aries
Venus	25°55'44" Aries	Direct	Mar 27, 1933	Apr 20, 1933 into Taurus
Mars	1°02'09" Virgo	Direct	Nov 13, 1932	Jul 6, 1933 into Libra
Jupiter	14°05'13" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 11, 1932	Sep 10, 1933 into Libra
Saturn	15°07'36" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 20, 1932	Feb 14, 1935 into Pisces
Uranus	23°33'57" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	7°39'38" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	21°16'15" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	5°15'50" Pisces	Direct	Jan 6, 1932	Jul 25, 1933 into Aquarius

Sky Events on April 17, 1933

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

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 04:17 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	26°42' Capricorn
Apr 17, 10:02 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Apr 17, 15:28 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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