The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on April 30, 1938?

Quick Answer

On April 30, 1938, the Sun was in Taurus (9°28' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 30, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°56' Taurus at midnight UTC to 20°24' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 30, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°28'53" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1938	May 21, 1938 into Gemini
Moon	13°09'09" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1938	May 1, 1938 into Gemini
Mercury	26°05'27" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 23, 1938	May 16, 1938 into Taurus
Venus	0°37'58" Gemini	Direct	Apr 29, 1938	May 24, 1938 into Cancer
Mars	4°38'04" Gemini	Direct	Apr 23, 1938	Jun 7, 1938 into Cancer
Jupiter	28°12'36" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1937	May 14, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	11°53'33" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	13°26'31" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	18°35'51" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	27°55'45" Cancer	Direct	Nov 25, 1937	Aug 3, 1938 into Leo
North Node	27°52'55" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on April 30, 1938

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 30, 05:28 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	9°13' Taurus

Born on April 30, 1938?

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.