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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1938?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1938, the Sun was in Aries (26°49' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (93% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°12' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 4°22' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°49'00" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Apr 20, 1938 into Taurus
Moon	28°19'04" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 15, 1938	Apr 17, 1938 into Sagittarius
Mercury	3°55'36" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 1, 1938	Apr 23, 1938 into Aries
Venus	14°41'45" Taurus	Direct	Apr 5, 1938	Apr 29, 1938 into Gemini
Mars	25°38'43" Taurus	Direct	Mar 12, 1938	Apr 23, 1938 into Gemini
Jupiter	26°09'02" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1937	May 14, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	10°20'36" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	12°42'01" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	18°49'54" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	27°51'28" Cancer	Direct	Nov 25, 1937	Aug 3, 1938 into Leo
North Node	28°34'13" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on April 17, 1938

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 15:19 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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