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Where Were the Planets on April 1, 1900?

Quick Answer

On April 1, 1900, the Sun was in Aries (11°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 1, 1900. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°54' Aries at midnight UTC to 11°33' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 1, 1900
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°18'38" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1900	Apr 20, 1900 into Taurus
Moon	4°17'10" Taurus	Direct	Apr 1, 1900	Apr 3, 1900 into Gemini
Mercury	28°19'36" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 29, 1900	Apr 17, 1900 into Aries
Venus	24°50'31" Taurus	Direct	Mar 10, 1900	Apr 6, 1900 into Gemini
Mars	24°48'22" Pisces	Direct	Feb 28, 1900	Apr 8, 1900 into Aries
Jupiter	10°50'11" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	4°54'03" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 21, 1900	Jul 18, 1900 into Sagittarius
Uranus	12°23'23" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	24°24'47" Gemini	Direct	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	14°53'34" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	14°21'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1899	Dec 28, 1900 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 1, 1900

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 1, 00:37 UTC	The Sun trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Apr 1, 05:01 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 1, 09:23 UTC	Venus sextile Mars	Exact sextile

Born on April 1, 1900?

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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