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Where Were the Planets on April 23, 1918?

Quick Answer

On April 23, 1918, the Sun was in Taurus (2°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Mercury and Mars were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 23, 1918. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°20' Virgo at midnight UTC to 7°13' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 23, 1918
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°30'51" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1918	May 21, 1918 into Gemini
Moon	1°16'48" Libra	Direct	Apr 23, 1918	Apr 25, 1918 into Scorpio
Mercury	8°19'49" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 2, 1918	Jun 10, 1918 into Gemini
Venus	16°17'27" Pisces	Direct	Apr 5, 1918	May 6, 1918 into Aries
Mars	13°52'49" Virgo	Stationing direct	Feb 25, 1918	Jun 23, 1918 into Libra
Jupiter	11°55'56" Gemini	Direct	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	7°47'30" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	27°04'28" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	4°19'43" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	3°40'58" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	25°04'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 23, 1918

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 23, 09:24 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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