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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1937?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1937, the Sun was in Aries (27°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Venus, Mars and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1937. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°43' Cancer at midnight UTC to 29°19' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1937
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°03'27" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1937	Apr 20, 1937 into Taurus
Moon	22°34'18" Cancer	Direct	Apr 15, 1937	Apr 18, 1937 into Leo
Mercury	16°38'15" Taurus	Direct	Apr 7, 1937	Jun 13, 1937 into Gemini
Venus	27°56'41" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 14, 1937	Jun 4, 1937 into Taurus
Mars	5°29'01" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Mar 13, 1937	May 14, 1937 into Scorpio
Jupiter	26°06'12" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1936	Dec 20, 1937 into Aquarius
Saturn	29°07'45" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	8°50'37" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	16°35'48" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	26°30'30" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	17°53'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 17, 1937

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 11:11 UTC	Mercury trine Neptune	Exact trine
Apr 17, 20:34 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	27°24' Cancer

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