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Where Were the Planets on October 2, 1936?

Quick Answer

On October 2, 1936, the Sun was in Libra (9°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 2, 1936. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°39' Aries at midnight UTC to 9°48' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 2, 1936
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°06'10" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1936	Oct 23, 1936 into Scorpio
Moon	2°16'00" Taurus	Direct	Oct 2, 1936	Oct 4, 1936 into Gemini
Mercury	5°59'13" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 27, 1936	Nov 2, 1936 into Scorpio
Venus	4°34'48" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 28, 1936	Oct 23, 1936 into Sagittarius
Mars	3°39'49" Virgo	Direct	Sep 26, 1936	Nov 14, 1936 into Libra
Jupiter	18°28'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 9, 1935	Dec 2, 1936 into Capricorn
Saturn	17°36'22" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	8°41'53" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	17°21'14" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	28°35'56" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	28°19'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on October 2, 1936

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 2, 08:25 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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