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Where Were the Planets on April 5, 1906?

Quick Answer

On April 5, 1906, the Sun was in Aries (14°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (82% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 5, 1906. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°38' Leo at midnight UTC to 1°12' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 5, 1906
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°47'24" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1906	Apr 21, 1906 into Taurus
Moon	24°22'13" Leo	Direct	Apr 3, 1906	Apr 5, 1906 into Virgo
Mercury	14°13'47" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1906	May 15, 1906 into Taurus
Venus	27°13'12" Aries	Direct	Mar 14, 1906	Apr 7, 1906 into Taurus
Mars	13°40'23" Taurus	Direct	Mar 17, 1906	Apr 28, 1906 into Gemini
Jupiter	4°24'31" Gemini	Direct	Mar 9, 1906	Jul 30, 1906 into Cancer
Saturn	10°03'34" Pisces	Direct	Jan 8, 1906	Mar 19, 1908 into Aries
Uranus	8°27'49" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	7°41'17" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	20°53'03" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	18°07'49" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1905	Mar 13, 1907 into Cancer

Sky Events on April 5, 1906

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 82% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 5, 04:26 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Apr 5, 21:53 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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