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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1936?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1936, the Sun was in Aries (27°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (23% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1936. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°40' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 8°04' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1936
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°17'35" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1936	Apr 20, 1936 into Taurus
Moon	0°49'26" Pisces	Direct	Apr 17, 1936	Apr 19, 1936 into Aries
Mercury	5°06'03" Taurus	Direct	Apr 15, 1936	May 1, 1936 into Gemini
Venus	7°57'11" Aries	Direct	Apr 11, 1936	May 5, 1936 into Taurus
Mars	11°26'58" Taurus	Direct	Apr 1, 1936	May 13, 1936 into Gemini
Jupiter	24°21'49" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 9, 1935	Dec 2, 1936 into Capricorn
Saturn	18°02'56" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	5°00'38" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	14°21'38" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	25°10'36" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	7°13'36" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1935	Aug 31, 1936 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on April 17, 1936

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 23% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 10:37 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Apr 17, 10:56 UTC	Mercury conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction

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