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Where Were the Planets on April 1, 1971?

Quick Answer

On April 1, 1971, the Sun was in Aries (11°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (38% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 1, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°44' Gemini at midnight UTC to 3°51' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 1, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°06'53" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1971	Apr 20, 1971 into Taurus
Moon	27°21'40" Gemini	Direct	Mar 30, 1971	Apr 1, 1971 into Cancer
Mercury	29°54'52" Aries	Direct	Mar 14, 1971	Apr 1, 1971 into Taurus
Venus	3°28'13" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1971	Apr 23, 1971 into Aries
Mars	11°58'53" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 12, 1971	May 3, 1971 into Aquarius
Jupiter	6°19'46" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1971	Jun 5, 1971 into Scorpio
Saturn	20°16'39" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	11°33'01" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	2°52'32" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	28°01'24" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	21°09'55" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 1, 1971

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 38% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 1, 00:09 UTC	Venus square Neptune	Exact square
Apr 1, 14:12 UTC	Mercury enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 1, 16:50 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Apr 1, 22:09 UTC	The Sun opposite Uranus	Exact opposition

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