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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1930?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 1930, the Sun was in Aries (25°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (88% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°33' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 12°19' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°45'48" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1930	Apr 20, 1930 into Taurus
Moon	5°59'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 16, 1930	Apr 18, 1930 into Capricorn
Mercury	11°10'30" Taurus	Direct	Apr 10, 1930	May 1, 1930 into Gemini
Venus	12°47'34" Taurus	Direct	Apr 6, 1930	Apr 30, 1930 into Gemini
Mars	23°37'14" Pisces	Direct	Mar 17, 1930	Apr 24, 1930 into Aries
Jupiter	14°27'06" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	11°51'42" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	12°10'01" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	0°58'29" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	17°29'17" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	3°21'16" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on April 16, 1930

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 00:49 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Apr 16, 21:15 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Exact trine

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