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Where Were the Planets on April 5, 2000?

Quick Answer

On April 5, 2000, the Sun was in Aries (16°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 5, 2000. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°37' Aries at midnight UTC to 2°38' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 5, 2000
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°00'15" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2000	Apr 19, 2000 into Taurus
Moon	25°36'46" Aries	Direct	Apr 3, 2000	Apr 5, 2000 into Taurus
Mercury	19°27'34" Pisces	Direct	Feb 5, 2000	Apr 13, 2000 into Aries
Venus	28°25'32" Pisces	Direct	Mar 13, 2000	Apr 6, 2000 into Aries
Mars	9°48'39" Taurus	Direct	Mar 23, 2000	May 3, 2000 into Gemini
Jupiter	10°11'48" Taurus	Direct	Feb 14, 2000	Jun 30, 2000 into Gemini
Saturn	16°01'23" Taurus	Direct	Mar 1, 1999	Aug 10, 2000 into Gemini
Uranus	19°50'00" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	6°16'47" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	12°46'48" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	0°00'50" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on April 5, 2000

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 5, 18:18 UTC	The North Node enters Cancer	Leaves Leo
Apr 5, 19:28 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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