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Where Were the Planets on April 21, 1996?

Quick Answer

On April 21, 1996, the Sun was in Taurus (1°39' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (13% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 21, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°21' Gemini at midnight UTC to 19°40' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 21, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°39'39" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1996	May 20, 1996 into Gemini
Moon	13°32'32" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 1996	Apr 22, 1996 into Cancer
Mercury	21°35'14" Taurus	Direct	Apr 8, 1996	Jun 13, 1996 into Gemini
Venus	15°35'22" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1996	Aug 7, 1996 into Cancer
Mars	21°28'43" Aries	Direct	Mar 24, 1996	May 2, 1996 into Taurus
Jupiter	17°23'14" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	1°39'14" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	4°27'28" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	27°44'15" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	2°32'40" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	16°31'56" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on April 21, 1996

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 13% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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