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Where Were the Planets on April 15, 2001?

Quick Answer

On April 15, 2001, the Sun was in Aries (25°34' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (52% illuminated). Venus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 15, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°00' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 29°54' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 15, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°34'32" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2001	Apr 20, 2001 into Taurus
Moon	23°58'38" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 13, 2001	Apr 16, 2001 into Aquarius
Mercury	17°03'46" Aries	Direct	Apr 6, 2001	Apr 21, 2001 into Taurus
Venus	1°53'59" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 2001	Jun 6, 2001 into Taurus
Mars	25°17'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 14, 2001	Sep 8, 2001 into Capricorn
Jupiter	10°18'47" Gemini	Direct	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	29°22'09" Taurus	Direct	Oct 16, 2000	Apr 20, 2001 into Gemini
Uranus	24°03'16" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	8°36'10" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	15°03'40" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	10°09'22" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on April 15, 2001

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 15, 02:32 UTC	The Sun trine Mars	Exact trine
Apr 15, 15:31 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	25°43' Capricorn

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