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Where Were the Planets on April 2, 1971?

Quick Answer

On April 2, 1971, the Sun was in Aries (12°06' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (49% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 2, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°52' Cancer at midnight UTC to 16°33' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 2, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°06'05" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1971	Apr 20, 1971 into Taurus
Moon	10°16'07" Cancer	Direct	Apr 1, 1971	Apr 4, 1971 into Leo
Mercury	0°47'45" Taurus	Direct	Apr 1, 1971	Apr 18, 1971 into Aries
Venus	4°39'43" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1971	Apr 23, 1971 into Aries
Mars	12°33'56" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 12, 1971	May 3, 1971 into Aquarius
Jupiter	6°17'59" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1971	Jun 5, 1971 into Scorpio
Saturn	20°23'17" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	11°30'25" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	2°51'41" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	27°59'49" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	21°06'44" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 2, 1971

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 2, 15:46 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	12°15' Cancer

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