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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1903?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 1903, the Sun was in Aries (25°19' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (80% illuminated). Mars and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 1903. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°53' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 24°03' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1903
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°19'13" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1903	Apr 21, 1903 into Taurus
Moon	18°00'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 15, 1903	Apr 17, 1903 into Capricorn
Mercury	29°07'51" Aries	Direct	Apr 2, 1903	Apr 16, 1903 into Taurus
Venus	27°52'06" Taurus	Direct	Mar 24, 1903	Apr 18, 1903 into Gemini
Mars	0°55'33" Libra	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1902	Apr 19, 1903 into Virgo
Jupiter	12°39'40" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1903	Mar 1, 1904 into Aries
Saturn	8°23'39" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 19, 1903	Apr 13, 1905 into Pisces
Uranus	25°31'56" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	1°14'06" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	18°01'37" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	15°35'07" Libra	Direct	Jul 18, 1902	Feb 4, 1904 into Virgo

Sky Events on April 16, 1903

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 17:07 UTC	The Sun trine Uranus	Exact trine
Apr 16, 21:51 UTC	Mercury enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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