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Where Were the Planets on April 18, 1931?

Quick Answer

On April 18, 1931, the Sun was in Aries (27°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 18, 1931. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°32' Aries at midnight UTC to 8°44' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 18, 1931
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°29'26" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1931	Apr 21, 1931 into Taurus
Moon	2°37'22" Taurus	Direct	Apr 18, 1931	Apr 20, 1931 into Gemini
Mercury	13°19'22" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	Apr 3, 1931	Jun 11, 1931 into Gemini
Venus	20°57'13" Pisces	Direct	Mar 31, 1931	Apr 26, 1931 into Aries
Mars	5°40'42" Leo	Direct	Mar 30, 1931	Jun 10, 1931 into Virgo
Jupiter	13°09'18" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 1930	Jul 17, 1931 into Leo
Saturn	23°05'34" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	16°02'06" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	3°10'58" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	18°44'35" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	13°55'13" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on April 18, 1931

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

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 18, 00:45 UTC	Partial Solar Eclipse in Aries	27°01' Aries
Apr 18, 06:50 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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