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Where Were the Planets on April 5, 1938?

Quick Answer

On April 5, 1938, the Sun was in Aries (15°02' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (27% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 5, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°45' Gemini at midnight UTC to 23°59' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 5, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°02'56" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Apr 20, 1938 into Taurus
Moon	16°53'04" Gemini	Direct	Apr 4, 1938	Apr 6, 1938 into Cancer
Mercury	3°32'28" Taurus	Direct	Apr 1, 1938	Apr 23, 1938 into Aries
Venus	29°54'34" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 1938	Apr 5, 1938 into Taurus
Mars	17°14'34" Taurus	Direct	Mar 12, 1938	Apr 23, 1938 into Gemini
Jupiter	23°58'46" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1937	May 14, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	8°51'40" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	12°02'43" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	19°06'10" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	27°51'19" Cancer	Retrograde	Nov 25, 1937	Aug 3, 1938 into Leo
North Node	29°12'20" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on April 5, 1938

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 27% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 5, 13:45 UTC	Venus enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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