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Where Were the Planets on July 20, 1933?

Quick Answer

On July 20, 1933, the Sun was in Cancer (27°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (4% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 20, 1933. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°19' Gemini at midnight UTC to 9°14' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 20, 1933
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°17'25" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1933	Jul 23, 1933 into Leo
Moon	3°16'19" Cancer	Direct	Jul 20, 1933	Jul 22, 1933 into Leo
Mercury	12°45'02" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 27, 1933	Sep 2, 1933 into Virgo
Venus	21°15'07" Leo	Direct	Jul 3, 1933	Jul 27, 1933 into Virgo
Mars	7°33'20" Libra	Direct	Jul 6, 1933	Aug 26, 1933 into Scorpio
Jupiter	19°55'36" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 1932	Sep 10, 1933 into Libra
Saturn	14°13'57" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 20, 1932	Feb 14, 1935 into Pisces
Uranus	27°20'48" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	8°23'40" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	23°06'57" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	0°17'11" Pisces	Direct	Jan 6, 1932	Jul 25, 1933 into Aquarius

Sky Events on July 20, 1933

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 20, 05:24 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jul 20, 13:26 UTC	The Sun square Uranus	Exact square

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