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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1905?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 1905, the Sun was in Aries (25°49' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (86% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Mars and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 1905. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°17' Virgo at midnight UTC to 19°58' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1905
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°49'16" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1905	Apr 20, 1905 into Taurus
Moon	12°35'19" Virgo	Direct	Apr 15, 1905	Apr 17, 1905 into Libra
Mercury	6°59'37" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 1, 1905	Apr 28, 1905 into Aries
Venus	12°31'46" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 6, 1905	May 9, 1905 into Aries
Mars	23°56'10" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1905	Aug 21, 1905 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	8°53'06" Taurus	Direct	Mar 7, 1905	Jul 21, 1905 into Gemini
Saturn	0°16'13" Pisces	Direct	Apr 13, 1905	Aug 17, 1905 into Aquarius
Uranus	4°12'51" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	5°37'49" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	20°01'25" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	6°52'34" Virgo	Direct	Feb 4, 1904	Aug 24, 1905 into Leo

Sky Events on April 16, 1905

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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