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Where Were the Planets on December 21, 1936?

Quick Answer

On December 21, 1936, the Sun was in Sagittarius (29°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 21, 1936. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°48' Pisces at midnight UTC to 6°44' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 21, 1936
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°28'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1936	Dec 22, 1936 into Capricorn
Moon	29°44'39" Pisces	Direct	Dec 19, 1936	Dec 21, 1936 into Aries
Mercury	16°57'59" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 10, 1936	Jan 1, 1937 into Aquarius
Venus	11°45'26" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 11, 1936	Jan 6, 1937 into Pisces
Mars	21°29'38" Libra	Direct	Nov 14, 1936	Jan 5, 1937 into Scorpio
Jupiter	4°20'36" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1936	Dec 20, 1937 into Aquarius
Saturn	16°41'14" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	5°51'19" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	18°58'07" Virgo	Stationing direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	28°13'19" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	24°05'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 21, 1936

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

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 21, 07:09 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Dec 21, 11:30 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Pisces	29°27' Pisces
Dec 21, 12:26 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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