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Where Were the Planets on April 5, 1993?

Quick Answer

On April 5, 1993, the Sun was in Aries (15°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% 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 5, 1993. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°55' Virgo at midnight UTC to 5°07' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 5, 1993
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°42'45" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1993	Apr 20, 1993 into Taurus
Moon	27°31'26" Virgo	Direct	Apr 3, 1993	Apr 5, 1993 into Libra
Mercury	17°58'03" Pisces	Direct	Feb 7, 1993	Apr 15, 1993 into Aries
Venus	9°22'15" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 1993	Jun 6, 1993 into Taurus
Mars	20°07'33" Cancer	Direct	Sep 12, 1992	Apr 27, 1993 into Leo
Jupiter	9°01'35" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1992	Nov 10, 1993 into Scorpio
Saturn	27°01'48" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1991	May 21, 1993 into Pisces
Uranus	22°00'18" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	21°04'08" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	25°07'46" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	15°25'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 4, 1992	Jan 21, 1994 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 5, 1993

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 5, 15:54 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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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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