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Where Were the Planets on April 26, 1993?

Quick Answer

On April 26, 1993, the Sun was in Taurus (6°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (19% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune 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 26, 1993. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°01' Gemini at midnight UTC to 5°02' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 26, 1993
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°15'48" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1993	May 21, 1993 into Gemini
Moon	28°30'09" Gemini	Direct	Apr 24, 1993	Apr 26, 1993 into Cancer
Mercury	16°39'05" Aries	Direct	Apr 15, 1993	May 3, 1993 into Taurus
Venus	4°02'04" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1993	Jun 6, 1993 into Taurus
Mars	29°17'44" Cancer	Direct	Sep 12, 1992	Apr 27, 1993 into Leo
Jupiter	6°35'44" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1992	Nov 10, 1993 into Scorpio
Saturn	28°44'13" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1991	May 21, 1993 into Pisces
Uranus	22°11'22" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	21°08'59" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	24°38'37" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	14°18'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 4, 1992	Jan 21, 1994 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 26, 1993

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 20% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 26, 14:45 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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Uranus and Neptune sat 1 degrees apart in Capricorn, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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