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Where Were the Planets on April 1, 1996?

Quick Answer

On April 1, 1996, the Sun was in Aries (12°02' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Venus trined Neptune. Tender and artistic. Good for music, film and small kindnesses. Mercury squared Jupiter.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 1, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°03' Virgo at midnight UTC to 18°34' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 1, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°02'34" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1996	Apr 19, 1996 into Taurus
Moon	12°17'09" Virgo	Direct	Mar 31, 1996	Apr 2, 1996 into Libra
Mercury	16°27'56" Aries	Direct	Mar 24, 1996	Apr 8, 1996 into Taurus
Venus	27°55'12" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 1996	Apr 3, 1996 into Gemini
Mars	6°06'46" Aries	Direct	Mar 24, 1996	May 2, 1996 into Taurus
Jupiter	15°59'10" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	29°17'18" Pisces	Direct	Jan 28, 1994	Apr 7, 1996 into Aries
Uranus	4°00'38" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	27°32'26" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	2°55'05" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	17°35'28" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on April 1, 1996

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 1, 02:34 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Tender and artistic. Good for music, film and small kindnesses.
Apr 1, 06:08 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts.

Born on April 1, 1996?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Aries, so everyone born that day is an Aries several times over.

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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