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Where Were the Planets on April 21, 1936?

Quick Answer

On April 21, 1936, the Sun was in Taurus (1°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 21, 1936. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°15' Aries at midnight UTC to 8°27' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 21, 1936
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°11'57" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1936	May 21, 1936 into Gemini
Moon	0°52'39" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1936	Apr 23, 1936 into Gemini
Mercury	13°16'55" Taurus	Direct	Apr 15, 1936	May 1, 1936 into Gemini
Venus	12°52'03" Aries	Direct	Apr 11, 1936	May 5, 1936 into Taurus
Mars	14°21'09" Taurus	Direct	Apr 1, 1936	May 13, 1936 into Gemini
Jupiter	24°15'14" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 9, 1935	Dec 2, 1936 into Capricorn
Saturn	18°27'32" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	5°14'23" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	14°17'20" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	25°11'46" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	7°00'53" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1935	Aug 31, 1936 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on April 21, 1936

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 21, 09:56 UTC	Mars trine Neptune	Exact trine
Apr 21, 10:37 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 21, 12:33 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	1°13' Taurus

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