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Where Were the Planets on April 5, 1918?

Quick Answer

On April 5, 1918, the Sun was in Aries (14°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (40% illuminated). Mars, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 5, 1918. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°48' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 3°29' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 5, 1918
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°53'14" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1918	Apr 20, 1918 into Taurus
Moon	26°36'03" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 3, 1918	Apr 5, 1918 into Aquarius
Mercury	3°50'42" Taurus	Direct	Apr 2, 1918	Jun 10, 1918 into Gemini
Venus	29°42'57" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1917	Apr 5, 1918 into Pisces
Mars	16°29'25" Virgo	Retrograde	Feb 25, 1918	Jun 23, 1918 into Libra
Jupiter	8°27'57" Gemini	Direct	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	7°37'47" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	26°24'16" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	4°20'21" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	3°29'57" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	26°02'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 5, 1918

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 40% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 5, 04:56 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Apr 5, 17:55 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Apr 5, 20:08 UTC	Venus enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Apr 5, 22:16 UTC	Mercury square Neptune	Exact square

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