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Where Were the Planets on October 23, 1936?

Quick Answer

On October 23, 1936, the Sun was in Libra (29°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 23, 1936. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°02' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 5°58' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 23, 1936
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°54'15" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1936	Oct 23, 1936 into Scorpio
Moon	29°27'37" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 21, 1936	Oct 23, 1936 into Aquarius
Mercury	13°57'28" Libra	Direct	Aug 27, 1936	Nov 2, 1936 into Scorpio
Venus	0°21'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 23, 1936	Nov 16, 1936 into Capricorn
Mars	16°36'58" Virgo	Direct	Sep 26, 1936	Nov 14, 1936 into Libra
Jupiter	21°51'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 9, 1935	Dec 2, 1936 into Capricorn
Saturn	16°23'46" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	7°54'01" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	18°02'10" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	28°45'10" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	27°13'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on October 23, 1936

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 23, 03:56 UTC	Mars opposite Saturn	Exact opposition
Oct 23, 05:00 UTC	Venus enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Oct 23, 12:54 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Capricorn	29°56' Capricorn
Oct 23, 12:59 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Oct 23, 14:18 UTC	The Sun enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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