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Where Were the Planets on April 5, 1926?

Quick Answer

On April 5, 1926, the Sun was in Aries (14°56' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 5, 1926. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°21' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 17°08' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 5, 1926
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°56'48" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1926	Apr 20, 1926 into Taurus
Moon	10°13'24" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 4, 1926	Apr 6, 1926 into Aquarius
Mercury	5°36'51" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 6, 1926	May 13, 1926 into Taurus
Venus	29°25'27" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1925	Apr 6, 1926 into Pisces
Mars	9°36'13" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 23, 1926	May 3, 1926 into Pisces
Jupiter	19°53'15" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	25°19'42" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 13, 1924	Dec 2, 1926 into Sagittarius
Uranus	26°32'06" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	22°12'22" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	12°36'06" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	21°18'09" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on April 5, 1926

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 5, 20:50 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	15°18' Capricorn

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