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Where Were the Planets on April 23, 1926?

Quick Answer

On April 23, 1926, the Sun was in Taurus (2°34' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (81% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 23, 1926. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°57' Virgo at midnight UTC to 16°54' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 23, 1926
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°34'31" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1926	May 21, 1926 into Gemini
Moon	10°55'05" Virgo	Direct	Apr 22, 1926	Apr 25, 1926 into Libra
Mercury	6°13'08" Aries	Direct	Mar 6, 1926	May 13, 1926 into Taurus
Venus	16°22'54" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1926	May 6, 1926 into Aries
Mars	22°37'28" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 23, 1926	May 3, 1926 into Pisces
Jupiter	22°52'35" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	24°17'12" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 13, 1924	Dec 2, 1926 into Sagittarius
Uranus	27°28'36" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	22°01'23" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	12°43'53" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	20°20'57" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on April 23, 1926

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 23, 22:31 UTC	Mars conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction

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