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Where Were the Planets on January 8, 1937?

Quick Answer

On January 8, 1937, the Sun was in Capricorn (17°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (16% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 8, 1937. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°11' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 6°07' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 8, 1937
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°48'55" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1936	Jan 20, 1937 into Aquarius
Moon	0°08'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 8, 1937	Jan 10, 1937 into Capricorn
Mercury	0°53'38" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 1, 1937	Jan 9, 1937 into Capricorn
Venus	2°42'24" Pisces	Direct	Jan 6, 1937	Feb 2, 1937 into Aries
Mars	1°25'34" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 5, 1937	Mar 13, 1937 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	8°29'09" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1936	Dec 20, 1937 into Aquarius
Saturn	17°55'10" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	5°38'04" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	18°52'31" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	27°51'09" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	23°08'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 8, 1937

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 16% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 8, 11:42 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Jan 8, 14:39 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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