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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1937?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 1937, the Sun was in Aries (26°04' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (35% illuminated). Venus, Mars and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 1937. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°44' Cancer at midnight UTC to 15°42' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1937
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°04'47" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1937	Apr 20, 1937 into Taurus
Moon	8°46'52" Cancer	Direct	Apr 15, 1937	Apr 18, 1937 into Leo
Mercury	15°23'43" Taurus	Direct	Apr 7, 1937	Jun 13, 1937 into Gemini
Venus	28°34'25" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 14, 1937	Jun 4, 1937 into Taurus
Mars	5°30'47" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Mar 13, 1937	May 14, 1937 into Scorpio
Jupiter	26°01'03" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1936	Dec 20, 1937 into Aquarius
Saturn	29°00'52" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	8°47'13" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	16°37'00" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	26°30'18" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	17°57'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 16, 1937

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 35% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 10:19 UTC	The Sun square Jupiter	Exact square
Apr 16, 22:28 UTC	The Sun square Pluto	Exact square

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