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Where Were the Planets on April 28, 1930?

Quick Answer

On April 28, 1930, the Sun was in Taurus (7°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 28, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°10' Aries at midnight UTC to 10°27' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 28, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°27'47" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1930	May 21, 1930 into Gemini
Moon	3°47'15" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1930	Apr 30, 1930 into Gemini
Mercury	27°49'28" Taurus	Direct	Apr 10, 1930	May 1, 1930 into Gemini
Venus	27°31'17" Taurus	Direct	Apr 6, 1930	Apr 30, 1930 into Gemini
Mars	2°54'55" Aries	Direct	Apr 24, 1930	Jun 3, 1930 into Taurus
Jupiter	16°48'12" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	11°50'39" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	12°49'24" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	0°50'50" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	17°35'31" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	2°43'08" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on April 28, 1930

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 28, 05:08 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 28, 19:03 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Taurus	7°44' Taurus

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