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Where Were the Planets on April 22, 2001?

Quick Answer

On April 22, 2001, the Sun was in Taurus (2°24' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 22, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°22' Aries at midnight UTC to 25°09' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 22, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°24'57" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	May 20, 2001 into Gemini
Moon	18°44'42" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 2001	Apr 23, 2001 into Taurus
Mercury	1°23'41" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 2001	May 6, 2001 into Gemini
Venus	1°33'37" Aries	Stationing retrograde	Feb 2, 2001	Jun 6, 2001 into Taurus
Mars	26°57'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 14, 2001	Sep 8, 2001 into Capricorn
Jupiter	11°42'58" Gemini	Direct	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	0°11'31" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	24°16'39" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	8°41'12" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	14°56'49" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	9°47'08" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on April 22, 2001

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on April 22, 2001?

The Sun and Mercury sat 1 degrees apart in Taurus, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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