The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on April 5, 2002?

Quick Answer

On April 5, 2002, the Sun was in Aries (15°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (42% 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 5, 2002. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°07' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 1°27' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 5, 2002
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°31'15" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2002	Apr 20, 2002 into Taurus
Moon	25°20'03" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 3, 2002	Apr 5, 2002 into Aquarius
Mercury	13°31'44" Aries	Direct	Mar 29, 2002	Apr 13, 2002 into Taurus
Venus	5°12'09" Taurus	Direct	Apr 1, 2002	Apr 25, 2002 into Gemini
Mars	24°21'27" Taurus	Direct	Mar 1, 2002	Apr 13, 2002 into Gemini
Jupiter	7°31'35" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	10°49'37" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	27°30'00" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	10°35'39" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	17°33'34" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	21°21'28" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 5, 2002

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

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 5, 21:06 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

Born on April 5, 2002?

The Sun and Mercury sat 2 degrees apart in Aries, 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.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.