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Where Were the Planets on April 2, 1926?

Quick Answer

On April 2, 1926, the Sun was in Aries (11°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (83% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 2, 1926. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°23' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 6°30' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 2, 1926
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°59'30" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1926	Apr 20, 1926 into Taurus
Moon	29°55'46" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 31, 1926	Apr 2, 1926 into Sagittarius
Mercury	7°54'28" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 6, 1926	May 13, 1926 into Taurus
Venus	26°53'03" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1925	Apr 6, 1926 into Pisces
Mars	7°26'06" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 23, 1926	May 3, 1926 into Pisces
Jupiter	19°20'02" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	25°27'52" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 13, 1924	Dec 2, 1926 into Sagittarius
Uranus	26°22'09" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	22°15'07" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	12°35'32" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	21°27'40" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on April 2, 1926

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 2, 12:07 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Apr 2, 19:22 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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