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Where Were the Planets on April 20, 1930?

Quick Answer

On April 20, 1930, the Sun was in Aries (29°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 20, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°04' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 0°59' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 20, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°40'14" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1930	Apr 20, 1930 into Taurus
Moon	25°03'13" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 18, 1930	Apr 20, 1930 into Aquarius
Mercury	17°53'32" Taurus	Direct	Apr 10, 1930	May 1, 1930 into Gemini
Venus	17°42'36" Taurus	Direct	Apr 6, 1930	Apr 30, 1930 into Gemini
Mars	26°43'32" Pisces	Direct	Mar 17, 1930	Apr 24, 1930 into Aries
Jupiter	15°12'56" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	11°52'56" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	12°23'22" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	0°55'28" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	17°31'00" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	3°08'33" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on April 20, 1930

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 20, 06:10 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Apr 20, 08:11 UTC	Venus sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Apr 20, 20:06 UTC	The Sun enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 20, 21:58 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Apr 20, 22:09 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	0°05' Aquarius

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