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Where Were the Planets on April 12, 1938?

Quick Answer

On April 12, 1938, the Sun was in Aries (21°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 12, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°41' Virgo at midnight UTC to 1°04' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 12, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°55'26" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Apr 20, 1938 into Taurus
Moon	24°25'15" Virgo	Direct	Apr 10, 1938	Apr 12, 1938 into Libra
Mercury	5°33'41" Taurus	Stationing direct	Apr 1, 1938	Apr 23, 1938 into Aries
Venus	8°32'39" Taurus	Direct	Apr 5, 1938	Apr 29, 1938 into Gemini
Mars	22°09'26" Taurus	Direct	Mar 12, 1938	Apr 23, 1938 into Gemini
Jupiter	25°16'29" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1937	May 14, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	9°43'49" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	12°25'23" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	18°56'21" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	27°50'58" Cancer	Direct	Nov 25, 1937	Aug 3, 1938 into Leo
North Node	28°50'06" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on April 12, 1938

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 12, 22:01 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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