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Where Were the Planets on April 26, 1990?

Quick Answer

On April 26, 1990, the Sun was in Taurus (5°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 26, 1990. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°10' Taurus at midnight UTC to 2°23' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 26, 1990
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°59'41" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1990	May 21, 1990 into Gemini
Moon	24°48'20" Taurus	Direct	Apr 24, 1990	Apr 26, 1990 into Gemini
Mercury	17°03'23" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 4, 1990	Jun 12, 1990 into Gemini
Venus	21°29'23" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1990	May 4, 1990 into Aries
Mars	4°10'17" Pisces	Direct	Apr 20, 1990	May 31, 1990 into Aries
Jupiter	6°12'04" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	25°16'49" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	9°31'16" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°32'48" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	16°41'55" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	12°20'31" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 26, 1990

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 26, 18:05 UTC	The Sun sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Apr 26, 20:11 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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