The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on April 6, 1900?

Quick Answer

On April 6, 1900, the Sun was in Aries (16°14' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 6, 1900. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°41' Cancer at midnight UTC to 18°11' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 6, 1900
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°14'05" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1900	Apr 20, 1900 into Taurus
Moon	11°58'56" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 1900	Apr 7, 1900 into Leo
Mercury	26°36'13" Pisces	Stationing direct	Mar 29, 1900	Apr 17, 1900 into Aries
Venus	0°21'12" Gemini	Direct	Apr 6, 1900	May 5, 1900 into Cancer
Mars	28°42'16" Pisces	Direct	Feb 28, 1900	Apr 8, 1900 into Aries
Jupiter	10°43'30" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	4°59'07" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 21, 1900	Jul 18, 1900 into Sagittarius
Uranus	12°18'59" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	24°29'39" Gemini	Direct	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	14°57'18" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	14°05'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1899	Dec 28, 1900 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 6, 1900

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 6, 04:14 UTC	Venus enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Apr 6, 20:55 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	16°36' Cancer

Born on April 6, 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.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.