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Where Were the Planets on April 3, 1906?

Quick Answer

On April 3, 1906, the Sun was in Aries (12°49' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (63% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 3, 1906. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°49' Cancer at midnight UTC to 4°31' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 3, 1906
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°49'17" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1906	Apr 21, 1906 into Taurus
Moon	28°08'15" Cancer	Direct	Apr 1, 1906	Apr 3, 1906 into Leo
Mercury	15°47'08" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1906	May 15, 1906 into Taurus
Venus	24°44'45" Aries	Direct	Mar 14, 1906	Apr 7, 1906 into Taurus
Mars	12°14'50" Taurus	Direct	Mar 17, 1906	Apr 28, 1906 into Gemini
Jupiter	4°02'06" Gemini	Direct	Mar 9, 1906	Jul 30, 1906 into Cancer
Saturn	9°50'35" Pisces	Direct	Jan 8, 1906	Mar 19, 1908 into Aries
Uranus	8°26'54" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	7°40'13" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	20°51'46" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	18°14'11" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1905	Mar 13, 1907 into Cancer

Sky Events on April 3, 1906

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 63% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 3, 15:30 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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