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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1906?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 1906, the Sun was in Aries (25°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (43% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 1906. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°51' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 10°05' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1906
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°34'39" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1906	Apr 21, 1906 into Taurus
Moon	3°31'26" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 16, 1906	Apr 18, 1906 into Pisces
Mercury	7°46'57" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1906	May 15, 1906 into Taurus
Venus	10°47'45" Taurus	Direct	Apr 7, 1906	May 2, 1906 into Gemini
Mars	21°27'37" Taurus	Direct	Mar 17, 1906	Apr 28, 1906 into Gemini
Jupiter	6°33'37" Gemini	Direct	Mar 9, 1906	Jul 30, 1906 into Cancer
Saturn	11°11'38" Pisces	Direct	Jan 8, 1906	Mar 19, 1908 into Aries
Uranus	8°29'13" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	7°49'29" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	21°01'28" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	17°32'52" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1905	Mar 13, 1907 into Cancer

Sky Events on April 16, 1906

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 05:38 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Apr 16, 07:26 UTC	Mercury square Neptune	Exact square
Apr 16, 20:25 UTC	Venus sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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