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Where Were the Planets on April 1, 1993?

Quick Answer

On April 1, 1993, the Sun was in Aries (11°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (65% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun met Venus in Aries while Venus was retrograde. Affection and self-regard meet. Pleasure, beauty and making peace come easier than usual.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 1, 1993. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°41' Cancer at midnight UTC to 5°39' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 1, 1993
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°46'18" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1993	Apr 20, 1993 into Taurus
Moon	28°37'37" Cancer	Direct	Mar 30, 1993	Apr 1, 1993 into Leo
Mercury	14°27'05" Pisces	Direct	Feb 7, 1993	Apr 15, 1993 into Aries
Venus	11°51'03" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 1993	Jun 6, 1993 into Taurus
Mars	18°34'30" Cancer	Direct	Sep 12, 1992	Apr 27, 1993 into Leo
Jupiter	9°32'22" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1992	Nov 10, 1993 into Scorpio
Saturn	26°39'05" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1991	May 21, 1993 into Pisces
Uranus	21°55'41" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	21°01'35" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	25°12'16" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	15°37'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 4, 1992	Jan 21, 1994 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 1, 1993

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 65% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 1, 13:10 UTC	The Sun conjunct Venus	Affection and self-regard meet. Pleasure, beauty and making peace come easier than usual.
Apr 1, 14:21 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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The Sun and Venus sat less than a degree apart in Aries, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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