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Where Were the Planets on April 21, 1991?

Quick Answer

On April 21, 1991, the Sun was in Taurus (0°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 21, 1991. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°32' Cancer at midnight UTC to 7°28' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 21, 1991
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°53'21" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1991	May 21, 1991 into Gemini
Moon	0°32'26" Leo	Direct	Apr 21, 1991	Apr 23, 1991 into Virgo
Mercury	19°54'10" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1991	May 16, 1991 into Taurus
Venus	9°56'07" Gemini	Direct	Apr 13, 1991	May 9, 1991 into Cancer
Mars	10°00'58" Cancer	Direct	Apr 3, 1991	May 26, 1991 into Leo
Jupiter	4°17'45" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1990	Sep 12, 1991 into Virgo
Saturn	6°18'28" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1991	May 21, 1993 into Pisces
Uranus	13°48'38" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	16°45'49" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	19°30'06" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	23°16'43" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 15, 1990	Jul 4, 1992 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on April 21, 1991

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 21, 11:04 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Apr 21, 12:39 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	0°55' Leo

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