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Where Were the Planets on April 6, 1928?

Quick Answer

On April 6, 1928, the Sun was in Aries (16°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 6, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°17' Libra at midnight UTC to 7°11' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 6, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°26'17" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1928	Apr 20, 1928 into Taurus
Moon	1°15'49" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 6, 1928	Apr 8, 1928 into Sagittarius
Mercury	22°52'23" Pisces	Direct	Mar 18, 1928	Apr 11, 1928 into Aries
Venus	23°46'40" Pisces	Direct	Mar 18, 1928	Apr 11, 1928 into Aries
Mars	29°09'24" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 28, 1928	Apr 7, 1928 into Pisces
Jupiter	16°31'16" Aries	Direct	Jan 23, 1928	Jun 4, 1928 into Taurus
Saturn	19°04'14" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	4°06'59" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	26°38'55" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	14°59'45" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	12°32'25" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 6, 1928

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 6, 09:27 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Apr 6, 14:41 UTC	The Sun conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction

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