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Where Were the Planets on April 6, 1938?

Quick Answer

On April 6, 1938, the Sun was in Aries (16°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (37% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 6, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°00' Gemini at midnight UTC to 8°11' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 6, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°01'59" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Apr 20, 1938 into Taurus
Moon	1°06'38" Cancer	Direct	Apr 6, 1938	Apr 8, 1938 into Leo
Mercury	4°10'05" Taurus	Direct	Apr 1, 1938	Apr 23, 1938 into Aries
Venus	1°08'40" Taurus	Direct	Apr 5, 1938	Apr 29, 1938 into Gemini
Mars	17°56'50" Taurus	Direct	Mar 12, 1938	Apr 23, 1938 into Gemini
Jupiter	24°10'10" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1937	May 14, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	8°59'09" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	12°05'54" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	19°04'43" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	27°51'12" Cancer	Retrograde	Nov 25, 1937	Aug 3, 1938 into Leo
North Node	29°09'10" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on April 6, 1938

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 37% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 6, 10:07 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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