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Where Were the Planets on April 8, 1993?

Quick Answer

On April 8, 1993, the Sun was in Aries (18°39' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury sextiled Neptune. Imagination feeds the mind. Good for writing, design and listening. Mercury trined Mars.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 8, 1993. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°14' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 19°49' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 8, 1993
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°39'43" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1993	Apr 20, 1993 into Taurus
Moon	12°35'22" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 7, 1993	Apr 9, 1993 into Sagittarius
Mercury	21°06'39" Pisces	Direct	Feb 7, 1993	Apr 15, 1993 into Aries
Venus	7°40'13" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 1993	Jun 6, 1993 into Taurus
Mars	21°20'07" Cancer	Direct	Sep 12, 1992	Apr 27, 1993 into Leo
Jupiter	8°38'49" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1992	Nov 10, 1993 into Scorpio
Saturn	27°18'14" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1991	May 21, 1993 into Pisces
Uranus	22°03'14" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	21°05'43" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	25°04'08" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	15°15'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 4, 1992	Jan 21, 1994 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 8, 1993

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 8, 11:39 UTC	Mercury sextile Neptune	Imagination feeds the mind. Good for writing, design and listening.
Apr 8, 19:36 UTC	Mercury trine Mars	Decisive thinking. Good for debates, negotiations and clearing a to-do list.

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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.

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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