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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1920?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1920, the Sun was in Aries (27°09' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (3% illuminated). Mars, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1920. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°27' Aries at midnight UTC to 15°31' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1920
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°09'56" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1920	Apr 20, 1920 into Taurus
Moon	8°27'05" Aries	Direct	Apr 16, 1920	Apr 19, 1920 into Taurus
Mercury	29°44'41" Pisces	Direct	Mar 19, 1920	Apr 17, 1920 into Aries
Venus	6°38'39" Aries	Direct	Apr 12, 1920	May 6, 1920 into Taurus
Mars	2°22'05" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jan 31, 1920	Apr 23, 1920 into Libra
Jupiter	8°23'03" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1919	Aug 27, 1920 into Virgo
Saturn	5°08'37" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 12, 1919	Oct 7, 1921 into Libra
Uranus	4°32'57" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	8°44'59" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	5°49'36" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	16°41'20" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1919	Feb 26, 1921 into Libra

Sky Events on April 17, 1920

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 18:06 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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