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Where Were the Planets on April 20, 2002?

Quick Answer

On April 20, 2002, the Sun was in Taurus (0°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 20, 2002. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°01' Cancer at midnight UTC to 6°39' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 20, 2002
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°13'48" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 2002	May 21, 2002 into Gemini
Moon	29°48'18" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 2002	Apr 20, 2002 into Leo
Mercury	14°15'45" Taurus	Direct	Apr 13, 2002	Apr 30, 2002 into Gemini
Venus	23°35'57" Taurus	Direct	Apr 1, 2002	Apr 25, 2002 into Gemini
Mars	4°36'29" Gemini	Direct	Apr 13, 2002	May 28, 2002 into Cancer
Jupiter	9°21'39" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	12°19'48" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	28°04'40" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	10°50'25" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	17°22'30" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	20°33'48" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 20, 2002

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 20, 06:20 UTC	The Sun enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 20, 12:20 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Apr 20, 12:48 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	0°16' Leo

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