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Where Were the Planets on April 20, 1939?

Quick Answer

On April 20, 1939, the Sun was in Aries (29°30' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 20, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°44' Taurus at midnight UTC to 15°53' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 20, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°30'55" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1939	Apr 20, 1939 into Taurus
Moon	9°17'20" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1939	Apr 22, 1939 into Gemini
Mercury	6°08'36" Aries	Direct	Mar 7, 1939	May 14, 1939 into Taurus
Venus	23°54'15" Pisces	Direct	Mar 31, 1939	Apr 25, 1939 into Aries
Mars	15°55'42" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 21, 1939	May 25, 1939 into Aquarius
Jupiter	25°35'51" Pisces	Direct	Dec 29, 1938	May 11, 1939 into Aries
Saturn	22°06'31" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	16°45'03" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	21°00'12" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	29°14'05" Cancer	Direct	Feb 7, 1939	Jun 14, 1939 into Leo
North Node	9°05'00" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on April 20, 1939

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 20, 05:04 UTC	The Sun square Pluto	Exact square
Apr 20, 23:54 UTC	The Sun enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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