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Where Were the Planets on April 12, 2002?

Quick Answer

On April 12, 2002, the Sun was in Aries (22°24' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), 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 12, 2002. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°03' Aries at midnight UTC to 25°01' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 12, 2002
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°24'02" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2002	Apr 20, 2002 into Taurus
Moon	19°01'49" Aries	Direct	Apr 10, 2002	Apr 13, 2002 into Taurus
Mercury	28°04'02" Aries	Direct	Mar 29, 2002	Apr 13, 2002 into Taurus
Venus	13°48'15" Taurus	Direct	Apr 1, 2002	Apr 25, 2002 into Gemini
Mars	29°09'27" Taurus	Direct	Mar 1, 2002	Apr 13, 2002 into Gemini
Jupiter	8°19'02" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	11°29'55" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	27°47'13" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	10°43'24" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	17°29'13" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	20°59'13" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 12, 2002

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

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 12, 08:44 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Apr 12, 19:21 UTC	New Moon in Aries	22°42' Aries

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