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Where Were the Planets on April 18, 2002?

Quick Answer

On April 18, 2002, the Sun was in Aries (28°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (29% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 18, 2002. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°46' Gemini at midnight UTC to 9°44' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 18, 2002
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°16'35" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2002	Apr 20, 2002 into Taurus
Moon	3°13'31" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 2002	Apr 20, 2002 into Leo
Mercury	10°23'10" Taurus	Direct	Apr 13, 2002	Apr 30, 2002 into Gemini
Venus	21°09'16" Taurus	Direct	Apr 1, 2002	Apr 25, 2002 into Gemini
Mars	3°14'57" Gemini	Direct	Apr 13, 2002	May 28, 2002 into Cancer
Jupiter	9°05'12" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	12°06'59" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	28°00'33" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	10°48'51" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	17°24'21" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	20°40'09" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 18, 2002

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 18, 05:11 UTC	The Sun sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Apr 18, 06:00 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Apr 18, 17:14 UTC	Mercury square Neptune	Exact square

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