The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1926?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1926, the Sun was in Aries (26°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (27% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1926. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°41' Gemini at midnight UTC to 5°13' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1926
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°43'11" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1926	Apr 20, 1926 into Taurus
Moon	29°00'15" Gemini	Direct	Apr 15, 1926	Apr 17, 1926 into Cancer
Mercury	3°06'50" Aries	Direct	Mar 6, 1926	May 13, 1926 into Taurus
Venus	10°27'41" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1926	May 6, 1926 into Aries
Mars	18°17'06" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 23, 1926	May 3, 1926 into Pisces
Jupiter	21°56'53" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	24°40'16" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 13, 1924	Dec 2, 1926 into Sagittarius
Uranus	27°10'29" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	22°03'55" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	12°40'27" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	20°40'01" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on April 17, 1926

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 27% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 13:54 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on April 17, 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.