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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1920?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 1920, the Sun was in Aries (26°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (8% illuminated). Mars, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 1920. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°44' Pisces at midnight UTC to 1°26' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1920
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°11'16" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1920	Apr 20, 1920 into Taurus
Moon	24°33'10" Pisces	Direct	Apr 14, 1920	Apr 16, 1920 into Aries
Mercury	28°46'14" Pisces	Direct	Mar 19, 1920	Apr 17, 1920 into Aries
Venus	5°25'00" Aries	Direct	Apr 12, 1920	May 6, 1920 into Taurus
Mars	2°43'45" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jan 31, 1920	Apr 23, 1920 into Libra
Jupiter	8°20'39" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1919	Aug 27, 1920 into Virgo
Saturn	5°10'41" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 12, 1919	Oct 7, 1921 into Libra
Uranus	4°30'32" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	8°45'04" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	5°48'58" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	16°44'30" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1919	Feb 26, 1921 into Libra

Sky Events on April 16, 1920

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 19:52 UTC	Venus square Pluto	Exact square
Apr 16, 21:29 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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