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Where Were the Planets on April 12, 1936?

Quick Answer

On April 12, 1936, the Sun was in Aries (22°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (74% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 12, 1936. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°50' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 0°19' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 12, 1936
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°23'59" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1936	Apr 20, 1936 into Taurus
Moon	24°02'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 10, 1936	Apr 12, 1936 into Capricorn
Mercury	24°34'32" Aries	Direct	Mar 31, 1936	Apr 15, 1936 into Taurus
Venus	1°48'32" Aries	Direct	Apr 11, 1936	May 5, 1936 into Taurus
Mars	7°48'08" Taurus	Direct	Apr 1, 1936	May 13, 1936 into Gemini
Jupiter	24°25'49" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Nov 9, 1935	Dec 2, 1936 into Capricorn
Saturn	17°31'04" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	4°43'35" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	14°27'33" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	25°09'43" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	7°29'29" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1935	Aug 31, 1936 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on April 12, 1936

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 74% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 12, 10:20 UTC	Mercury trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Apr 12, 18:41 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Exact square
Apr 12, 23:22 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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