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Where Were the Planets on April 28, 1939?

Quick Answer

On April 28, 1939, the Sun was in Taurus (7°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (70% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 28, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°11' Leo at midnight UTC to 7°27' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 28, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°18'32" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1939	May 21, 1939 into Gemini
Moon	0°20'00" Virgo	Direct	Apr 28, 1939	Apr 30, 1939 into Libra
Mercury	10°44'01" Aries	Direct	Mar 7, 1939	May 14, 1939 into Taurus
Venus	3°27'55" Aries	Direct	Apr 25, 1939	May 20, 1939 into Taurus
Mars	19°42'20" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 21, 1939	May 25, 1939 into Aquarius
Jupiter	27°19'46" Pisces	Direct	Dec 29, 1938	May 11, 1939 into Aries
Saturn	23°06'32" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	17°12'15" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	20°51'11" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	29°16'32" Cancer	Direct	Feb 7, 1939	Jun 14, 1939 into Leo
North Node	8°39'35" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on April 28, 1939

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 70% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 28, 11:26 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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