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Where Were the Planets on December 20, 1937?

Quick Answer

On December 20, 1937, the Sun was in Sagittarius (28°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (89% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 20, 1937. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°53' Cancer at midnight UTC to 13°30' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 20, 1937
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°12'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1937	Dec 22, 1937 into Capricorn
Moon	6°15'12" Leo	Direct	Dec 20, 1937	Dec 22, 1937 into Virgo
Mercury	15°36'19" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Dec 3, 1937	Jan 6, 1938 into Sagittarius
Venus	17°16'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 6, 1937	Dec 30, 1937 into Capricorn
Mars	29°03'39" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 11, 1937	Dec 21, 1937 into Pisces
Jupiter	0°04'17" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1937	May 14, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	28°39'32" Pisces	Direct	Oct 18, 1937	Jan 14, 1938 into Aries
Uranus	10°03'52" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	21°09'05" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	29°38'02" Cancer	Retrograde	Nov 25, 1937	Aug 3, 1938 into Leo
North Node	4°49'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 20, 1937

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 20, 01:48 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Dec 20, 04:08 UTC	Jupiter enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Dec 20, 23:07 UTC	The Sun square Saturn	Exact square

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