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Where Were the Planets on April 20, 1918?

Quick Answer

On April 20, 1918, the Sun was in Aries (29°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (72% illuminated). Mercury and Mars were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 20, 1918. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°38' Leo at midnight UTC to 1°35' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 20, 1918
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°35'23" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1918	Apr 20, 1918 into Taurus
Moon	25°38'19" Leo	Direct	Apr 18, 1918	Apr 20, 1918 into Virgo
Mercury	9°42'43" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 2, 1918	Jun 10, 1918 into Gemini
Venus	13°21'04" Pisces	Direct	Apr 5, 1918	May 6, 1918 into Aries
Mars	14°01'15" Virgo	Retrograde	Feb 25, 1918	Jun 23, 1918 into Libra
Jupiter	11°19'34" Gemini	Direct	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	7°43'26" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	26°58'39" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	4°19'04" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	3°38'40" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	25°14'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 20, 1918

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 20, 20:45 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Apr 20, 22:05 UTC	The Sun enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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