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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 2000?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 2000, the Sun was in Aries (27°46' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 2000. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°18' Libra at midnight UTC to 19°26' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 2000
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°46'33" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2000	Apr 19, 2000 into Taurus
Moon	12°54'17" Libra	Direct	Apr 16, 2000	Apr 18, 2000 into Scorpio
Mercury	7°03'54" Aries	Direct	Apr 13, 2000	Apr 30, 2000 into Taurus
Venus	13°13'34" Aries	Direct	Apr 6, 2000	May 1, 2000 into Taurus
Mars	18°26'55" Taurus	Direct	Mar 23, 2000	May 3, 2000 into Gemini
Jupiter	12°58'39" Taurus	Direct	Feb 14, 2000	Jun 30, 2000 into Gemini
Saturn	17°28'27" Taurus	Direct	Mar 1, 1999	Aug 10, 2000 into Gemini
Uranus	20°14'33" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	6°27'18" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	12°36'34" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	29°22'42" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on April 17, 2000

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

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 00:09 UTC	Venus trine Pluto	Exact trine
Apr 17, 02:57 UTC	Mercury sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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