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Where Were the Planets on April 6, 1916?

Quick Answer

On April 6, 1916, the Sun was in Aries (16°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (15% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 6, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°12' Taurus at midnight UTC to 7°27' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 6, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°21'17" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1916	Apr 20, 1916 into Taurus
Moon	1°22'12" Gemini	Direct	Apr 6, 1916	Apr 8, 1916 into Cancer
Mercury	7°36'47" Aries	Direct	Apr 2, 1916	Apr 17, 1916 into Taurus
Venus	1°00'34" Gemini	Direct	Apr 5, 1916	May 5, 1916 into Cancer
Mars	11°45'20" Leo	Direct	Oct 7, 1915	May 28, 1916 into Virgo
Jupiter	12°42'33" Aries	Direct	Feb 12, 1916	Jun 26, 1916 into Taurus
Saturn	10°09'34" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1915	Oct 17, 1916 into Leo
Uranus	18°46'11" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	29°52'35" Cancer	Retrograde	Mar 19, 1916	May 2, 1916 into Leo
Pluto	1°19'36" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	4°38'13" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 14, 1914	Jul 3, 1916 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 6, 1916

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 15% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 6, 09:19 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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