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Where Were the Planets on April 8, 1916?

Quick Answer

On April 8, 1916, the Sun was in Aries (18°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (31% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 8, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°30' Gemini at midnight UTC to 1°23' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 8, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°19'14" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1916	Apr 20, 1916 into Taurus
Moon	25°27'50" Gemini	Direct	Apr 6, 1916	Apr 8, 1916 into Cancer
Mercury	11°31'20" Aries	Direct	Apr 2, 1916	Apr 17, 1916 into Taurus
Venus	3°09'05" Gemini	Direct	Apr 5, 1916	May 5, 1916 into Cancer
Mars	12°07'13" Leo	Direct	Oct 7, 1915	May 28, 1916 into Virgo
Jupiter	13°11'32" Aries	Direct	Feb 12, 1916	Jun 26, 1916 into Taurus
Saturn	10°15'23" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1915	Oct 17, 1916 into Leo
Uranus	18°50'33" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	29°52'23" Cancer	Retrograde	Mar 19, 1916	May 2, 1916 into Leo
Pluto	1°20'38" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	4°31'52" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 14, 1914	Jul 3, 1916 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 8, 1916

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 31% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 8, 20:01 UTC	Mercury trine Mars	Exact trine
Apr 8, 21:10 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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