The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on April 6, 1926?

Quick Answer

On April 6, 1926, the Sun was in Aries (15°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (43% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 6, 1926. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°08' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 1°09' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 6, 1926
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°55'50" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1926	Apr 20, 1926 into Taurus
Moon	24°07'36" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 4, 1926	Apr 6, 1926 into Aquarius
Mercury	4°57'18" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 6, 1926	May 13, 1926 into Taurus
Venus	0°17'36" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1926	May 6, 1926 into Aries
Mars	10°19'36" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 23, 1926	May 3, 1926 into Pisces
Jupiter	20°04'07" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	25°16'49" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 13, 1924	Dec 2, 1926 into Sagittarius
Uranus	26°35'23" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	22°11'30" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	12°36'20" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	21°14'58" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on April 6, 1926

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

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 6, 03:56 UTC	Venus enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Apr 6, 22:00 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

Born on April 6, 1926?

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.