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Where Were the Planets on August 30, 1937?

Quick Answer

On August 30, 1937, the Sun was in Virgo (6°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (33% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 30, 1937. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°23' Gemini at midnight UTC to 3°28' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 30, 1937
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°40'45" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1937	Sep 23, 1937 into Libra
Moon	26°26'42" Gemini	Direct	Aug 28, 1937	Aug 30, 1937 into Cancer
Mercury	29°34'20" Virgo	Direct	Jul 31, 1937	Oct 8, 1937 into Libra
Venus	29°24'29" Cancer	Direct	Aug 4, 1937	Aug 31, 1937 into Leo
Mars	10°53'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 8, 1937	Sep 30, 1937 into Capricorn
Jupiter	17°49'02" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1936	Dec 20, 1937 into Aquarius
Saturn	3°35'21" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 25, 1937	Oct 18, 1937 into Pisces
Uranus	13°38'38" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	18°14'35" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	29°21'02" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	10°44'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 30, 1937

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 33% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 30, 10:48 UTC	Venus conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction
Aug 30, 15:49 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Exact sextile
Aug 30, 18:03 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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