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Where Were the Planets on April 26, 1928?

Quick Answer

On April 26, 1928, the Sun was in Taurus (5°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 26, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°15' Cancer at midnight UTC to 7°39' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 26, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°59'53" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1928	May 21, 1928 into Gemini
Moon	1°00'39" Leo	Direct	Apr 26, 1928	Apr 28, 1928 into Virgo
Mercury	28°04'58" Aries	Direct	Apr 11, 1928	Apr 27, 1928 into Taurus
Venus	18°20'25" Aries	Direct	Apr 11, 1928	May 6, 1928 into Taurus
Mars	14°28'29" Pisces	Direct	Apr 7, 1928	May 16, 1928 into Aries
Jupiter	21°19'27" Aries	Direct	Jan 23, 1928	Jun 4, 1928 into Taurus
Saturn	18°28'35" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	5°11'40" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	26°25'35" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	15°08'34" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	11°28'52" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 26, 1928

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 26, 10:11 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Apr 26, 14:34 UTC	Venus trine Saturn	Exact trine
Apr 26, 21:42 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	6°23' Leo

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