The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on April 20, 1996?

Quick Answer

On April 20, 1996, the Sun was in Taurus (0°41' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (7% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 20, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°47' Taurus at midnight UTC to 7°20' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 20, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°41'06" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1996	May 20, 1996 into Gemini
Moon	1°05'58" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 1996	Apr 22, 1996 into Cancer
Mercury	20°24'59" Taurus	Direct	Apr 8, 1996	Jun 13, 1996 into Gemini
Venus	14°49'07" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1996	Aug 7, 1996 into Cancer
Mars	20°43'00" Aries	Direct	Mar 24, 1996	May 2, 1996 into Taurus
Jupiter	17°20'41" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	1°32'25" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	4°26'35" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	27°43'58" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	2°34'00" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	16°35'06" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on April 20, 1996

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 20, 09:54 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on April 20, 1996?

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.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.