The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on April 2, 1999?

Quick Answer

On April 2, 1999, the Sun was in Aries (12°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mars and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 2, 1999. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°33' Libra at midnight UTC to 5°35' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 2, 1999
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°18'02" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1999	Apr 20, 1999 into Taurus
Moon	29°35'40" Libra	Direct	Mar 31, 1999	Apr 2, 1999 into Scorpio
Mercury	20°52'20" Pisces	Stationing retrograde	Mar 18, 1999	Apr 17, 1999 into Aries
Venus	18°06'37" Taurus	Direct	Mar 18, 1999	Apr 12, 1999 into Gemini
Mars	10°48'09" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jan 26, 1999	May 5, 1999 into Libra
Jupiter	11°22'36" Aries	Direct	Feb 13, 1999	Jun 28, 1999 into Taurus
Saturn	3°36'31" Taurus	Direct	Mar 1, 1999	Aug 10, 2000 into Gemini
Uranus	15°48'43" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	4°02'49" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	10°23'22" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	19°33'14" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on April 2, 1999

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 2, 12:48 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

Born on April 2, 1999?

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

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.