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Where Were the Planets on April 30, 1996?

Quick Answer

On April 30, 1996, the Sun was in Taurus (10°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (90% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 30, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°33' Virgo at midnight UTC to 9°29' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 30, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°25'07" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1996	May 20, 1996 into Gemini
Moon	2°58'59" Libra	Direct	Apr 30, 1996	May 2, 1996 into Scorpio
Mercury	28°06'43" Taurus	Direct	Apr 8, 1996	Jun 13, 1996 into Gemini
Venus	21°46'11" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1996	Aug 7, 1996 into Cancer
Mars	28°17'50" Aries	Direct	Mar 24, 1996	May 2, 1996 into Taurus
Jupiter	17°37'45" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	2°38'43" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	4°33'12" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	27°45'17" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	2°19'50" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	16°03'20" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on April 30, 1996

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 30, 06:27 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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