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Where Were the Planets on April 9, 1928?

Quick Answer

On April 9, 1928, the Sun was in Aries (19°23' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (84% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 9, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°49' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 12°37' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 9, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°23'05" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1928	Apr 20, 1928 into Taurus
Moon	6°43'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 8, 1928	Apr 11, 1928 into Capricorn
Mercury	27°28'44" Pisces	Direct	Mar 18, 1928	Apr 11, 1928 into Aries
Venus	27°27'46" Pisces	Direct	Mar 18, 1928	Apr 11, 1928 into Aries
Mars	1°27'20" Pisces	Direct	Apr 7, 1928	May 16, 1928 into Aries
Jupiter	17°14'45" Aries	Direct	Jan 23, 1928	Jun 4, 1928 into Taurus
Saturn	19°01'14" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	4°17'03" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	26°36'10" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	15°00'28" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	12°22'53" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 9, 1928

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 9, 03:16 UTC	The Sun trine Saturn	Exact trine
Apr 9, 10:53 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction

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