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Where Were the Planets on July 21, 1937?

Quick Answer

On July 21, 1937, the Sun was in Cancer (28°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 21, 1937. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°04' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 11°12' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 21, 1937
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°17'07" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1937	Jul 23, 1937 into Leo
Moon	5°07'28" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 21, 1937	Jul 23, 1937 into Aquarius
Mercury	12°19'00" Leo	Direct	Jul 15, 1937	Jul 31, 1937 into Virgo
Venus	14°15'54" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 1937	Aug 4, 1937 into Cancer
Mars	23°12'15" Scorpio	Direct	May 14, 1937	Aug 8, 1937 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	21°37'17" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1936	Dec 20, 1937 into Aquarius
Saturn	5°07'04" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 25, 1937	Oct 18, 1937 into Pisces
Uranus	13°20'48" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	16°56'38" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	28°18'38" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	12°52'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 21, 1937

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 21, 01:50 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Jul 21, 12:39 UTC	The Sun conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction

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