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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1928?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 1928, the Sun was in Aries (26°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (19% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°05' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 12°04' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°14'36" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1928	Apr 20, 1928 into Taurus
Moon	5°01'39" Pisces	Direct	Apr 16, 1928	Apr 18, 1928 into Aries
Mercury	9°08'54" Aries	Direct	Apr 11, 1928	Apr 27, 1928 into Taurus
Venus	6°03'39" Aries	Direct	Apr 11, 1928	May 6, 1928 into Taurus
Mars	6°49'13" Pisces	Direct	Apr 7, 1928	May 16, 1928 into Aries
Jupiter	18°56'00" Aries	Direct	Jan 23, 1928	Jun 4, 1928 into Taurus
Saturn	18°50'56" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	4°40'06" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	26°30'45" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	15°03'00" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	12°00'38" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 16, 1928

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 19% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 03:19 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Apr 16, 04:30 UTC	Jupiter trine Saturn	Exact trine
Apr 16, 18:32 UTC	The Sun trine Neptune	Exact trine

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