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Where Were the Planets on April 3, 1990?

Quick Answer

On April 3, 1990, the Sun was in Aries (13°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (62% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 3, 1990. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°05' Cancer at midnight UTC to 3°22' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 3, 1990
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°28'21" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1990	Apr 20, 1990 into Taurus
Moon	26°46'58" Cancer	Direct	Apr 1, 1990	Apr 3, 1990 into Leo
Mercury	28°33'58" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1990	Apr 4, 1990 into Taurus
Venus	27°03'46" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 3, 1990	Apr 6, 1990 into Pisces
Mars	16°58'46" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 11, 1990	Apr 20, 1990 into Pisces
Jupiter	3°01'54" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	24°32'18" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	9°32'30" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°31'39" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	17°16'35" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	13°33'36" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 3, 1990

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 62% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 3, 17:49 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Apr 3, 21:16 UTC	Mars square Pluto	Exact square

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