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Where Were the Planets on April 26, 1917?

Quick Answer

On April 26, 1917, the Sun was in Taurus (5°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (25% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 26, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°25' Gemini at midnight UTC to 11°42' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 26, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°40'21" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1917	May 21, 1917 into Gemini
Moon	5°36'20" Cancer	Direct	Apr 26, 1917	Apr 28, 1917 into Leo
Mercury	25°44'19" Taurus	Direct	Apr 9, 1917	Jun 14, 1917 into Gemini
Venus	5°42'00" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1917	May 16, 1917 into Gemini
Mars	23°38'44" Aries	Direct	Mar 26, 1917	May 4, 1917 into Taurus
Jupiter	15°10'04" Taurus	Direct	Feb 12, 1917	Jun 29, 1917 into Gemini
Saturn	24°32'32" Cancer	Direct	Dec 7, 1916	Jun 24, 1917 into Leo
Uranus	23°17'05" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	2°08'28" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	2°38'15" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	14°14'59" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on April 26, 1917

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 26, 00:09 UTC	Mars sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Apr 26, 01:07 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Apr 26, 09:28 UTC	The Sun conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction

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