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Where Were the Planets on April 23, 1991?

Quick Answer

On April 23, 1991, the Sun was in Taurus (2°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (71% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 23, 1991. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°14' Leo at midnight UTC to 4°46' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 23, 1991
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°50'23" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1991	May 21, 1991 into Gemini
Moon	28°02'01" Leo	Direct	Apr 21, 1991	Apr 23, 1991 into Virgo
Mercury	18°58'07" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 11, 1991	May 16, 1991 into Taurus
Venus	12°15'19" Gemini	Direct	Apr 13, 1991	May 9, 1991 into Cancer
Mars	11°07'38" Cancer	Direct	Apr 3, 1991	May 26, 1991 into Leo
Jupiter	4°26'06" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1990	Sep 12, 1991 into Virgo
Saturn	6°23'13" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1991	May 21, 1993 into Pisces
Uranus	13°48'13" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	16°45'35" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	19°26'56" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	23°10'22" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 15, 1990	Jul 4, 1992 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on April 23, 1991

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 23, 15:29 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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