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Where Were the Planets on April 9, 1918?

Quick Answer

On April 9, 1918, the Sun was in Aries (18°49' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (5% illuminated). Mars, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 9, 1918. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°10' Pisces at midnight UTC to 2°19' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 9, 1918
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°49'12" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1918	Apr 20, 1918 into Taurus
Moon	24°44'08" Pisces	Direct	Apr 7, 1918	Apr 9, 1918 into Aries
Mercury	7°43'10" Taurus	Direct	Apr 2, 1918	Jun 10, 1918 into Gemini
Venus	3°08'48" Pisces	Direct	Apr 5, 1918	May 6, 1918 into Aries
Mars	15°32'53" Virgo	Retrograde	Feb 25, 1918	Jun 23, 1918 into Libra
Jupiter	9°11'51" Gemini	Direct	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	7°36'53" Leo	Stationing direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	26°34'15" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	4°19'16" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	3°31'48" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	25°49'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 9, 1918

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 9, 08:43 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Exact square
Apr 9, 20:18 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Apr 9, 22:32 UTC	Venus trine Pluto	Exact trine

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