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Where Were the Planets on April 18, 1939?

Quick Answer

On April 18, 1939, the Sun was in Aries (27°33' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 18, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°09' Aries at midnight UTC to 19°49' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 18, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°33'40" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1939	Apr 20, 1939 into Taurus
Moon	13°28'04" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1939	Apr 19, 1939 into Taurus
Mercury	5°43'14" Aries	Stationing retrograde	Mar 7, 1939	May 14, 1939 into Taurus
Venus	21°31'07" Pisces	Direct	Mar 31, 1939	Apr 25, 1939 into Aries
Mars	14°56'52" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 21, 1939	May 25, 1939 into Aquarius
Jupiter	25°09'16" Pisces	Direct	Dec 29, 1938	May 11, 1939 into Aries
Saturn	21°51'24" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	16°38'22" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	21°02'42" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	29°13'44" Cancer	Direct	Feb 7, 1939	Jun 14, 1939 into Leo
North Node	9°11'21" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on April 18, 1939

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 18, 02:38 UTC	Venus opposite Neptune	Exact opposition

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