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Where Were the Planets on April 20, 1971?

Quick Answer

On April 20, 1971, the Sun was in Aries (29°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (29% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun entered Taurus, and Taurus season began.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 20, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°03' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 2°19' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 20, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°45'36" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1971	Apr 20, 1971 into Taurus
Moon	25°08'56" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 18, 1971	Apr 20, 1971 into Pisces
Mercury	28°53'21" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 18, 1971	May 17, 1971 into Taurus
Venus	26°12'24" Pisces	Direct	Mar 29, 1971	Apr 23, 1971 into Aries
Mars	22°49'12" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 12, 1971	May 3, 1971 into Aquarius
Jupiter	5°15'51" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1971	Jun 5, 1971 into Scorpio
Saturn	22°30'02" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	10°44'55" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	2°32'01" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	27°33'23" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	20°09'32" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 20, 1971

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 20, 17:54 UTC	The Sun enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 20, 20:07 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Aries, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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