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Where Were the Planets on April 25, 1971?

Quick Answer

On April 25, 1971, the Sun was in Taurus (4°38' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 25, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°48' Taurus at midnight UTC to 16°39' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 25, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°38'10" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1971	May 21, 1971 into Gemini
Moon	9°15'44" Taurus	Direct	Apr 24, 1971	Apr 26, 1971 into Gemini
Mercury	25°34'00" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 18, 1971	May 17, 1971 into Taurus
Venus	2°13'06" Aries	Direct	Apr 23, 1971	May 18, 1971 into Taurus
Mars	25°33'27" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 12, 1971	May 3, 1971 into Aquarius
Jupiter	4°49'21" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1971	Jun 5, 1971 into Scorpio
Saturn	23°07'14" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	10°33'09" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	2°25'19" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	27°26'59" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	19°53'39" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 25, 1971

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 25, 04:02 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	4°19' Taurus
Apr 25, 12:11 UTC	Mercury square Mars	Exact square
Apr 25, 15:59 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Exact trine

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