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Where Were the Planets on April 20, 1928?

Quick Answer

On April 20, 1928, the Sun was in Taurus (0°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 20, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°27' Aries at midnight UTC to 11°38' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 20, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°09'06" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1928	May 21, 1928 into Gemini
Moon	4°03'23" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1928	Apr 22, 1928 into Gemini
Mercury	16°23'58" Aries	Direct	Apr 11, 1928	Apr 27, 1928 into Taurus
Venus	10°58'25" Aries	Direct	Apr 11, 1928	May 6, 1928 into Taurus
Mars	9°53'03" Pisces	Direct	Apr 7, 1928	May 16, 1928 into Aries
Jupiter	19°53'36" Aries	Direct	Jan 23, 1928	Jun 4, 1928 into Taurus
Saturn	18°43'02" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	4°52'57" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	26°28'18" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	15°04'57" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	11°47'56" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 20, 1928

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 20, 05:25 UTC	New Moon in Aries	29°53' Aries
Apr 20, 05:35 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 20, 08:16 UTC	The Sun enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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