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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1934?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 1934, the Sun was in Aries (25°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (7% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 1934. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°35' Taurus at midnight UTC to 2°14' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1934
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°48'23" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1934	Apr 20, 1934 into Taurus
Moon	25°57'35" Taurus	Direct	Apr 14, 1934	Apr 16, 1934 into Gemini
Mercury	1°56'50" Aries	Direct	Apr 15, 1934	May 2, 1934 into Taurus
Venus	9°31'03" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1934	May 6, 1934 into Aries
Mars	25°22'34" Aries	Direct	Mar 14, 1934	Apr 22, 1934 into Taurus
Jupiter	17°19'59" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 10, 1933	Oct 11, 1934 into Scorpio
Saturn	25°58'06" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 20, 1932	Feb 14, 1935 into Pisces
Uranus	27°17'20" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	9°55'05" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	22°33'06" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	15°59'20" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 25, 1933	Feb 12, 1935 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 16, 1934

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 16:19 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Apr 16, 19:41 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Apr 16, 21:38 UTC	Venus opposite Neptune	Exact opposition

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