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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1929?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 1929, the Sun was in Aries (26°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (49% illuminated). Venus, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 1929. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°46' Cancer at midnight UTC to 1°50' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1929
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°00'17" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1929	Apr 20, 1929 into Taurus
Moon	24°49'59" Cancer	Direct	Apr 14, 1929	Apr 16, 1929 into Leo
Mercury	24°41'43" Aries	Direct	Apr 3, 1929	Apr 19, 1929 into Taurus
Venus	2°13'30" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 8, 1929	Apr 20, 1929 into Aries
Mars	16°07'10" Cancer	Direct	Mar 10, 1929	May 13, 1929 into Leo
Jupiter	16°38'34" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	0°28'52" Capricorn	Retrograde	Mar 15, 1929	May 5, 1929 into Sagittarius
Uranus	8°25'00" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	28°44'30" Leo	Retrograde	Feb 19, 1929	Jul 24, 1929 into Virgo
Pluto	16°15'40" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	22°40'57" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on April 16, 1929

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 14:09 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	26°05' Cancer
Apr 16, 18:56 UTC	Mars conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction
Apr 16, 20:50 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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