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Where Were the Planets on April 1, 1930?

Quick Answer

On April 1, 1930, the Sun was in Aries (11°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (5% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 1, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°24' Taurus at midnight UTC to 14°33' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 1, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°01'57" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1930	Apr 20, 1930 into Taurus
Moon	7°57'46" Taurus	Direct	Mar 31, 1930	Apr 3, 1930 into Gemini
Mercury	10°59'17" Aries	Direct	Mar 26, 1930	Apr 10, 1930 into Taurus
Venus	24°17'03" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 1930	Apr 6, 1930 into Taurus
Mars	11°55'55" Pisces	Direct	Mar 17, 1930	Apr 24, 1930 into Aries
Jupiter	11°47'58" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	11°33'10" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	11°18'57" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	1°13'43" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	17°26'19" Cancer	Stationing retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	4°08'55" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on April 1, 1930

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 1, 06:50 UTC	Mars square Jupiter	Exact square
Apr 1, 13:00 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Apr 1, 15:58 UTC	Mercury conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction
Apr 1, 18:45 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Exact square
Apr 1, 19:19 UTC	The Sun conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction
Apr 1, 22:22 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

Born on April 1, 1930?

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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