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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1923?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 1923, the Sun was in Aries (25°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 1923. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°04' Aries at midnight UTC to 3°52' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1923
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°28'36" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1923	Apr 21, 1923 into Taurus
Moon	27°58'24" Aries	Direct	Apr 14, 1923	Apr 16, 1923 into Taurus
Mercury	4°05'18" Taurus	Direct	Apr 14, 1923	May 1, 1923 into Gemini
Venus	18°01'47" Pisces	Direct	Apr 1, 1923	Apr 26, 1923 into Aries
Mars	0°15'33" Gemini	Direct	Apr 16, 1923	May 30, 1923 into Cancer
Jupiter	16°24'09" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 26, 1922	Nov 24, 1923 into Sagittarius
Saturn	16°05'50" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 7, 1921	Dec 20, 1923 into Scorpio
Uranus	15°49'37" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	15°25'04" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	9°11'29" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	18°45'26" Virgo	Direct	Sep 16, 1922	Apr 4, 1924 into Leo

Sky Events on April 16, 1923

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 02:53 UTC	Mars enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Apr 16, 06:29 UTC	New Moon in Aries	25°15' Aries
Apr 16, 16:06 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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