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Where Were the Planets on April 5, 1900?

Quick Answer

On April 5, 1900, the Sun was in Aries (15°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (36% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 5, 1900. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°50' Gemini at midnight UTC to 5°41' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 5, 1900
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°15'04" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1900	Apr 20, 1900 into Taurus
Moon	29°18'51" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1900	Apr 5, 1900 into Cancer
Mercury	26°45'59" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 29, 1900	Apr 17, 1900 into Aries
Venus	29°15'30" Taurus	Direct	Mar 10, 1900	Apr 6, 1900 into Gemini
Mars	27°55'33" Pisces	Direct	Feb 28, 1900	Apr 8, 1900 into Aries
Jupiter	10°45'12" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	4°58'18" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 21, 1900	Jul 18, 1900 into Sagittarius
Uranus	12°19'57" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	24°28'37" Gemini	Direct	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	14°56'31" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	14°09'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1899	Dec 28, 1900 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 5, 1900

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 36% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 5, 04:21 UTC	The Sun sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Apr 5, 13:16 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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