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Where Were the Planets on December 23, 1936?

Quick Answer

On December 23, 1936, the Sun was in Capricorn (1°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (72% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 23, 1936. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°57' Aries at midnight UTC to 5°22' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 23, 1936
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°30'33" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1936	Jan 20, 1937 into Aquarius
Moon	28°08'24" Aries	Direct	Dec 21, 1936	Dec 23, 1936 into Taurus
Mercury	19°47'25" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 10, 1936	Jan 1, 1937 into Aquarius
Venus	14°07'07" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 11, 1936	Jan 6, 1937 into Pisces
Mars	22°37'09" Libra	Direct	Nov 14, 1936	Jan 5, 1937 into Scorpio
Jupiter	4°48'12" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1936	Dec 20, 1937 into Aquarius
Saturn	16°48'02" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	5°49'04" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	18°58'02" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	28°11'01" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	23°59'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 23, 1936

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 23, 15:05 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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