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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1993?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 1993, the Sun was in Aries (26°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (25% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 1993. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°18' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 2°11' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1993
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°30'16" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1993	Apr 20, 1993 into Taurus
Moon	26°16'01" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 14, 1993	Apr 16, 1993 into Pisces
Mercury	1°11'30" Aries	Direct	Apr 15, 1993	May 3, 1993 into Taurus
Venus	4°29'19" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 1993	Jun 6, 1993 into Taurus
Mars	24°44'05" Cancer	Direct	Sep 12, 1992	Apr 27, 1993 into Leo
Jupiter	7°40'34" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1992	Nov 10, 1993 into Scorpio
Saturn	27°59'16" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1991	May 21, 1993 into Pisces
Uranus	22°08'53" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	21°08'30" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	24°53'31" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	14°50'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 4, 1992	Jan 21, 1994 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 16, 1993

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 19:32 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Apr 16, 20:08 UTC	Mars trine Pluto	Exact trine

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