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Where Were the Planets on April 9, 1930?

Quick Answer

On April 9, 1930, the Sun was in Aries (18°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (82% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 9, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°04' Leo at midnight UTC to 6°29' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 9, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°54'22" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1930	Apr 20, 1930 into Taurus
Moon	29°17'27" Leo	Direct	Apr 7, 1930	Apr 9, 1930 into Virgo
Mercury	27°31'30" Aries	Direct	Mar 26, 1930	Apr 10, 1930 into Taurus
Venus	4°10'11" Taurus	Direct	Apr 6, 1930	Apr 30, 1930 into Gemini
Mars	18°10'27" Pisces	Direct	Mar 17, 1930	Apr 24, 1930 into Aries
Jupiter	13°10'11" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	11°45'47" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	11°46'20" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	1°04'52" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	17°27'14" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	3°43'30" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on April 9, 1930

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 82% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 9, 05:58 UTC	Saturn square Uranus	Exact square
Apr 9, 13:10 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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