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Where Were the Planets on April 2, 1906?

Quick Answer

On April 2, 1906, the Sun was in Aries (11°50' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (53% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 2, 1906. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°27' Cancer at midnight UTC to 21°49' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 2, 1906
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°50'10" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1906	Apr 21, 1906 into Taurus
Moon	15°36'14" Cancer	Direct	Apr 1, 1906	Apr 3, 1906 into Leo
Mercury	16°30'41" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1906	May 15, 1906 into Taurus
Venus	23°30'29" Aries	Direct	Mar 14, 1906	Apr 7, 1906 into Taurus
Mars	11°31'59" Taurus	Direct	Mar 17, 1906	Apr 28, 1906 into Gemini
Jupiter	3°51'01" Gemini	Direct	Mar 9, 1906	Jul 30, 1906 into Cancer
Saturn	9°44'02" Pisces	Direct	Jan 8, 1906	Mar 19, 1908 into Aries
Uranus	8°26'22" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	7°39'44" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	20°51'09" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	18°17'21" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1905	Mar 13, 1907 into Cancer

Sky Events on April 2, 1906

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 2, 04:02 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	11°30' Cancer

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