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Where Were the Planets on April 23, 1923?

Quick Answer

On April 23, 1923, the Sun was in Taurus (2°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (43% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 23, 1923. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°06' Cancer at midnight UTC to 0°04' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 23, 1923
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°18'44" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 1923	May 22, 1923 into Gemini
Moon	23°33'39" Cancer	Direct	Apr 21, 1923	Apr 23, 1923 into Leo
Mercury	17°50'12" Taurus	Direct	Apr 14, 1923	May 1, 1923 into Gemini
Venus	26°20'50" Pisces	Direct	Apr 1, 1923	Apr 26, 1923 into Aries
Mars	5°01'24" Gemini	Direct	Apr 16, 1923	May 30, 1923 into Cancer
Jupiter	15°35'17" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 26, 1922	Nov 24, 1923 into Sagittarius
Saturn	15°34'42" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 7, 1921	Dec 20, 1923 into Scorpio
Uranus	16°08'42" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	15°23'26" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	9°15'50" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	18°23'12" Virgo	Direct	Sep 16, 1922	Apr 4, 1924 into Leo

Sky Events on April 23, 1923

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 23, 23:50 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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