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Where Were the Planets on April 26, 1939?

Quick Answer

On April 26, 1939, the Sun was in Taurus (5°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (47% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 26, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°44' Cancer at midnight UTC to 8°55' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 26, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°21'51" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1939	May 21, 1939 into Gemini
Moon	1°49'37" Leo	Direct	Apr 26, 1939	Apr 28, 1939 into Virgo
Mercury	9°11'49" Aries	Direct	Mar 7, 1939	May 14, 1939 into Taurus
Venus	1°04'22" Aries	Direct	Apr 25, 1939	May 20, 1939 into Taurus
Mars	18°47'03" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 21, 1939	May 25, 1939 into Aquarius
Jupiter	26°54'10" Pisces	Direct	Dec 29, 1938	May 11, 1939 into Aries
Saturn	22°51'38" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	17°05'23" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	20°53'17" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	29°15'46" Cancer	Direct	Feb 7, 1939	Jun 14, 1939 into Leo
North Node	8°45'56" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on April 26, 1939

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 26, 08:54 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Apr 26, 18:25 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	5°37' Leo

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