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Where Were the Planets on April 2, 1939?

Quick Answer

On April 2, 1939, the Sun was in Aries (11°51' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 2, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°50' Virgo at midnight UTC to 26°28' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 2, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°51'20" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1939	Apr 20, 1939 into Taurus
Moon	19°10'39" Virgo	Direct	Apr 1, 1939	Apr 3, 1939 into Libra
Mercury	13°21'06" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 7, 1939	May 14, 1939 into Taurus
Venus	2°31'38" Pisces	Direct	Mar 31, 1939	Apr 25, 1939 into Aries
Mars	6°40'59" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 21, 1939	May 25, 1939 into Aquarius
Jupiter	21°29'40" Pisces	Direct	Dec 29, 1938	May 11, 1939 into Aries
Saturn	19°50'11" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	15°47'26" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	21°25'21" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	29°14'36" Cancer	Retrograde	Feb 7, 1939	Jun 14, 1939 into Leo
North Node	10°02'11" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on April 2, 1939

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 2, 05:20 UTC	Jupiter opposite Neptune	Exact opposition

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