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Where Were the Planets on January 21, 1937?

Quick Answer

On January 21, 1937, the Sun was in Aquarius (1°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (69% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 21, 1937. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°51' Taurus at midnight UTC to 0°03' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 21, 1937
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°03'34" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1937	Feb 19, 1937 into Pisces
Moon	22°57'36" Taurus	Direct	Jan 19, 1937	Jan 21, 1937 into Gemini
Mercury	17°07'25" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 9, 1937	Feb 14, 1937 into Aquarius
Venus	17°16'31" Pisces	Direct	Jan 6, 1937	Feb 2, 1937 into Aries
Mars	8°15'36" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 5, 1937	Mar 13, 1937 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	11°26'17" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1936	Dec 20, 1937 into Aquarius
Saturn	19°04'23" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	5°38'49" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	18°42'03" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	27°33'57" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	22°27'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 21, 1937

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 69% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 21, 09:59 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Exact sextile
Jan 21, 23:53 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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