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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1976?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 1976, the Sun was in Aries (26°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (94% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°28' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 2°17' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°37'11" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1976	Apr 19, 1976 into Taurus
Moon	24°55'41" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 14, 1976	Apr 16, 1976 into Sagittarius
Mercury	11°52'14" Taurus	Direct	Apr 10, 1976	Apr 29, 1976 into Gemini
Venus	10°00'38" Aries	Direct	Apr 8, 1976	May 2, 1976 into Taurus
Mars	13°53'09" Cancer	Direct	Mar 18, 1976	May 16, 1976 into Leo
Jupiter	4°56'54" Taurus	Direct	Mar 26, 1976	Aug 23, 1976 into Gemini
Saturn	26°22'42" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1976	Jun 5, 1976 into Leo
Uranus	5°29'17" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°42'10" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	9°53'31" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	13°37'27" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on April 16, 1976

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 05:51 UTC	The Sun square Saturn	Exact square
Apr 16, 09:44 UTC	Venus opposite Pluto	Exact opposition
Apr 16, 20:14 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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