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Where Were the Planets on April 8, 1939?

Quick Answer

On April 8, 1939, the Sun was in Aries (17°45' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (79% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 8, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°30' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 18°13' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 8, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°45'37" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1939	Apr 20, 1939 into Taurus
Moon	11°54'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 7, 1939	Apr 9, 1939 into Capricorn
Mercury	8°40'14" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 7, 1939	May 14, 1939 into Taurus
Venus	9°37'33" Pisces	Direct	Mar 31, 1939	Apr 25, 1939 into Aries
Mars	9°51'36" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 21, 1939	May 25, 1939 into Aquarius
Jupiter	22°53'18" Pisces	Direct	Dec 29, 1938	May 11, 1939 into Aries
Saturn	20°35'34" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	16°05'55" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	21°16'21" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	29°13'30" Cancer	Retrograde	Feb 7, 1939	Jun 14, 1939 into Leo
North Node	9°43'07" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on April 8, 1939

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 79% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 8, 20:28 UTC	Venus sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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