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Where Were the Planets on April 3, 1993?

Quick Answer

On April 3, 1993, the Sun was in Aries (13°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (84% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 3, 1993. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°04' Leo at midnight UTC to 4°50' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 3, 1993
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°44'36" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1993	Apr 20, 1993 into Taurus
Moon	27°25'23" Leo	Direct	Apr 1, 1993	Apr 3, 1993 into Virgo
Mercury	16°06'17" Pisces	Direct	Feb 7, 1993	Apr 15, 1993 into Aries
Venus	10°35'38" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 1993	Jun 6, 1993 into Taurus
Mars	19°20'29" Cancer	Direct	Sep 12, 1992	Apr 27, 1993 into Leo
Jupiter	9°16'56" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1992	Nov 10, 1993 into Scorpio
Saturn	26°50'33" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1991	May 21, 1993 into Pisces
Uranus	21°58'05" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	21°02'55" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	25°10'04" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	15°31'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 4, 1992	Jan 21, 1994 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 3, 1993

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 85% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 3, 16:10 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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Uranus and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Capricorn, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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