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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1991?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 1991, the Sun was in Aries (26°00' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). Mercury and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 1991. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°22' Taurus at midnight UTC to 25°55' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1991
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°00'07" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1991	Apr 20, 1991 into Taurus
Moon	18°38'50" Taurus	Direct	Apr 15, 1991	Apr 17, 1991 into Gemini
Mercury	23°11'23" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1991	May 16, 1991 into Taurus
Venus	4°06'04" Gemini	Direct	Apr 13, 1991	May 9, 1991 into Cancer
Mars	7°15'30" Cancer	Direct	Apr 3, 1991	May 26, 1991 into Leo
Jupiter	3°59'52" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1990	Sep 12, 1991 into Virgo
Saturn	6°04'59" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1991	May 21, 1993 into Pisces
Uranus	13°48'47" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	16°45'49" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	19°37'45" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	23°32'36" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 15, 1990	Jul 4, 1992 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on April 16, 1991

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 09:47 UTC	Venus sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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