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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 2001?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 2001, the Sun was in Aries (26°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (42% illuminated). Venus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°54' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 11°43' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°33'15" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2001	Apr 20, 2001 into Taurus
Moon	5°49'26" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 16, 2001	Apr 18, 2001 into Pisces
Mercury	19°02'39" Aries	Direct	Apr 6, 2001	Apr 21, 2001 into Taurus
Venus	1°43'47" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 2001	Jun 6, 2001 into Taurus
Mars	25°33'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 14, 2001	Sep 8, 2001 into Capricorn
Jupiter	10°30'36" Gemini	Direct	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	29°29'05" Taurus	Direct	Oct 16, 2000	Apr 20, 2001 into Gemini
Uranus	24°05'19" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	8°36'59" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	15°02'46" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	10°06'12" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on April 16, 2001

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 42% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 00:10 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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