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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1990?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1990, the Sun was in Aries (27°12' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (58% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1990. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°59' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 24°18' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1990
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°12'48" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1990	Apr 20, 1990 into Taurus
Moon	18°07'06" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 16, 1990	Apr 18, 1990 into Aquarius
Mercury	15°51'44" Taurus	Direct	Apr 4, 1990	Jun 12, 1990 into Gemini
Venus	11°41'27" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1990	May 4, 1990 into Aries
Mars	27°26'24" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 11, 1990	Apr 20, 1990 into Pisces
Jupiter	4°49'47" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	25°05'22" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	9°34'57" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°34'26" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	16°56'23" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	12°49'07" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 17, 1990

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 58% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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