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Where Were the Planets on April 3, 1928?

Quick Answer

On April 3, 1928, the Sun was in Aries (13°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 3, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°49' Virgo at midnight UTC to 1°07' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 3, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°29'11" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1928	Apr 20, 1928 into Taurus
Moon	25°00'04" Virgo	Direct	Apr 1, 1928	Apr 3, 1928 into Libra
Mercury	18°30'40" Pisces	Direct	Mar 18, 1928	Apr 11, 1928 into Aries
Venus	20°05'36" Pisces	Direct	Mar 18, 1928	Apr 11, 1928 into Aries
Mars	26°51'32" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 28, 1928	Apr 7, 1928 into Pisces
Jupiter	15°47'47" Aries	Direct	Jan 23, 1928	Jun 4, 1928 into Taurus
Saturn	19°06'21" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	3°56'51" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	26°41'55" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	14°59'15" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	12°41'57" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 3, 1928

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 3, 07:05 UTC	Mars opposite Neptune	Exact opposition
Apr 3, 21:46 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Apr 3, 21:59 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Exact square

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