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Where Were the Planets on April 2, 1916?

Quick Answer

On April 2, 1916, the Sun was in Aries (12°24' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 2, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°28' Aries at midnight UTC to 16°48' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 2, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°24'55" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1916	Apr 20, 1916 into Taurus
Moon	10°11'00" Aries	Direct	Apr 1, 1916	Apr 4, 1916 into Taurus
Mercury	0°04'37" Aries	Direct	Apr 2, 1916	Apr 17, 1916 into Taurus
Venus	26°40'24" Taurus	Direct	Mar 9, 1916	Apr 5, 1916 into Gemini
Mars	11°08'30" Leo	Direct	Oct 7, 1915	May 28, 1916 into Virgo
Jupiter	11°44'31" Aries	Direct	Feb 12, 1916	Jun 26, 1916 into Taurus
Saturn	9°59'10" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1915	Oct 17, 1916 into Leo
Uranus	18°36'57" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	29°53'24" Cancer	Retrograde	Mar 19, 1916	May 2, 1916 into Leo
Pluto	1°17'47" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	4°50'55" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 14, 1914	Jul 3, 1916 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 2, 1916

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 2, 09:33 UTC	Mercury trine Neptune	Exact trine
Apr 2, 10:59 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Apr 2, 16:21 UTC	New Moon in Aries	12°36' Aries

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