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Where Were the Planets on April 23, 2001?

Quick Answer

On April 23, 2001, the Sun was in Taurus (3°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 23, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°10' Aries at midnight UTC to 8°12' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 23, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°23'28" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	May 20, 2001 into Gemini
Moon	1°39'54" Taurus	Direct	Apr 23, 2001	Apr 25, 2001 into Gemini
Mercury	3°30'57" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 2001	May 6, 2001 into Gemini
Venus	1°40'06" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 2001	Jun 6, 2001 into Taurus
Mars	27°10'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 14, 2001	Sep 8, 2001 into Capricorn
Jupiter	11°55'16" Gemini	Direct	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	0°18'43" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	24°18'24" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	8°41'48" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	14°55'44" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	9°43'57" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on April 23, 2001

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 23, 08:55 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 23, 09:24 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Apr 23, 15:26 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	3°32' Taurus

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