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Where Were the Planets on April 23, 2000?

Quick Answer

On April 23, 2000, the Sun was in Taurus (3°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (79% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 23, 2000. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°40' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 3°33' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 23, 2000
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°37'48" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2000	May 20, 2000 into Gemini
Moon	27°38'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 21, 2000	Apr 23, 2000 into Capricorn
Mercury	17°22'31" Aries	Direct	Apr 13, 2000	Apr 30, 2000 into Taurus
Venus	20°37'08" Aries	Direct	Apr 6, 2000	May 1, 2000 into Taurus
Mars	22°43'24" Taurus	Direct	Mar 23, 2000	May 3, 2000 into Gemini
Jupiter	14°23'26" Taurus	Direct	Feb 14, 2000	Jun 30, 2000 into Gemini
Saturn	18°13'27" Taurus	Direct	Mar 1, 1999	Aug 10, 2000 into Gemini
Uranus	20°24'33" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	6°30'51" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	12°30'02" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	29°03'39" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on April 23, 2000

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 79% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 23, 07:49 UTC	Venus sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Apr 23, 16:47 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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