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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1939?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1939, the Sun was in Aries (26°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (5% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°44' Pisces at midnight UTC to 7°09' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°35'00" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1939	Apr 20, 1939 into Taurus
Moon	0°55'19" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1939	Apr 19, 1939 into Taurus
Mercury	5°37'59" Aries	Stationing retrograde	Mar 7, 1939	May 14, 1939 into Taurus
Venus	20°19'35" Pisces	Direct	Mar 31, 1939	Apr 25, 1939 into Aries
Mars	14°27'09" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 21, 1939	May 25, 1939 into Aquarius
Jupiter	24°55'53" Pisces	Direct	Dec 29, 1938	May 11, 1939 into Aries
Saturn	21°43'50" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	16°35'03" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	21°03'59" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	29°13'35" Cancer	Direct	Feb 7, 1939	Jun 14, 1939 into Leo
North Node	9°14'32" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on April 17, 1939

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 10:13 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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