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Where Were the Planets on April 5, 1936?

Quick Answer

On April 5, 1936, the Sun was in Aries (15°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 5, 1936. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°48' Virgo at midnight UTC to 5°40' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 5, 1936
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°31'43" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1936	Apr 20, 1936 into Taurus
Moon	29°44'45" Virgo	Direct	Apr 3, 1936	Apr 5, 1936 into Libra
Mercury	10°12'11" Aries	Direct	Mar 31, 1936	Apr 15, 1936 into Taurus
Venus	23°12'25" Pisces	Direct	Mar 17, 1936	Apr 11, 1936 into Aries
Mars	2°39'45" Taurus	Direct	Apr 1, 1936	May 13, 1936 into Gemini
Jupiter	24°23'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 9, 1935	Dec 2, 1936 into Capricorn
Saturn	16°44'42" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	4°20'07" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	14°36'43" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	25°09'31" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	7°51'43" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1935	Aug 31, 1936 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on April 5, 1936

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 5, 12:30 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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