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Where Were the Planets on April 8, 1930?

Quick Answer

On April 8, 1930, the Sun was in Aries (17°55' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (73% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 8, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°40' Leo at midnight UTC to 22°03' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 8, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°55'27" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1930	Apr 20, 1930 into Taurus
Moon	14°51'52" Leo	Direct	Apr 7, 1930	Apr 9, 1930 into Virgo
Mercury	25°27'52" Aries	Direct	Mar 26, 1930	Apr 10, 1930 into Taurus
Venus	2°56'09" Taurus	Direct	Apr 6, 1930	Apr 30, 1930 into Gemini
Mars	17°23'42" Pisces	Direct	Mar 17, 1930	Apr 24, 1930 into Aries
Jupiter	12°59'33" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	11°44'33" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	11°42'56" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	1°05'53" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	17°27'02" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	3°46'41" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on April 8, 1930

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 73% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 8, 00:23 UTC	The Sun square Pluto	Exact square
Apr 8, 13:43 UTC	Mars trine Pluto	Exact trine

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