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Where Were the Planets on April 6, 1930?

Quick Answer

On April 6, 1930, the Sun was in Aries (15°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 6, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°13' Cancer at midnight UTC to 23°21' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 6, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°57'30" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1930	Apr 20, 1930 into Taurus
Moon	16°16'51" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 1930	Apr 7, 1930 into Leo
Mercury	21°18'57" Aries	Direct	Mar 26, 1930	Apr 10, 1930 into Taurus
Venus	0°27'59" Taurus	Direct	Apr 6, 1930	Apr 30, 1930 into Gemini
Mars	15°50'08" Pisces	Direct	Mar 17, 1930	Apr 24, 1930 into Aries
Jupiter	12°38'36" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	11°41'47" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	11°36'05" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	1°08'00" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	17°26'42" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	3°53'02" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on April 6, 1930

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 6, 02:56 UTC	Venus enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 6, 11:25 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	15°56' Cancer

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