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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1990?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 1990, the Sun was in Aries (26°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (67% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 1990. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°52' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 11°58' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1990
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°14'06" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1990	Apr 20, 1990 into Taurus
Moon	5°54'32" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 16, 1990	Apr 18, 1990 into Aquarius
Mercury	15°13'47" Taurus	Direct	Apr 4, 1990	Jun 12, 1990 into Gemini
Venus	10°37'06" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1990	May 4, 1990 into Aries
Mars	26°41'32" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 11, 1990	Apr 20, 1990 into Pisces
Jupiter	4°41'14" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	25°03'37" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	9°35'07" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°34'27" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	16°57'55" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	12°52'18" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 16, 1990

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 68% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 00:14 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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