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Where Were the Planets on April 6, 2001?

Quick Answer

On April 6, 2001, the Sun was in Aries (16°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Venus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 6, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°13' Virgo at midnight UTC to 1°50' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 6, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°44'46" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2001	Apr 20, 2001 into Taurus
Moon	24°33'00" Virgo	Direct	Apr 4, 2001	Apr 6, 2001 into Libra
Mercury	0°20'51" Aries	Direct	Apr 6, 2001	Apr 21, 2001 into Taurus
Venus	5°11'19" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 2001	Jun 6, 2001 into Taurus
Mars	22°35'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 14, 2001	Sep 8, 2001 into Capricorn
Jupiter	8°36'07" Gemini	Direct	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	28°21'55" Taurus	Direct	Oct 16, 2000	Apr 20, 2001 into Gemini
Uranus	23°43'10" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	8°27'26" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	15°10'31" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	10°37'58" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on April 6, 2001

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 6, 07:13 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Apr 6, 20:56 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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