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Where Were the Planets on April 6, 1990?

Quick Answer

On April 6, 1990, the Sun was in Aries (16°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (88% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 6, 1990. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°06' Leo at midnight UTC to 11°37' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 6, 1990
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°25'35" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1990	Apr 20, 1990 into Taurus
Moon	5°23'54" Virgo	Direct	Apr 6, 1990	Apr 8, 1990 into Libra
Mercury	3°38'01" Taurus	Direct	Apr 4, 1990	Jun 12, 1990 into Gemini
Venus	0°07'11" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1990	May 4, 1990 into Aries
Mars	19°13'07" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 11, 1990	Apr 20, 1990 into Pisces
Jupiter	3°22'46" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	24°40'54" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	9°33'52" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°32'48" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	17°12'33" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	13°24'04" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 6, 1990

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 6, 01:41 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Apr 6, 07:52 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Apr 6, 09:11 UTC	Venus enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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