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Where Were the Planets on April 2, 2003?

Quick Answer

On April 2, 2003, the Sun was in Aries (12°20' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Jupiter and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury sextiled Saturn. Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold. The Sun sextiled Neptune.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 2, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°59' Aries at midnight UTC to 25°52' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 2, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°20'04" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 2003	Apr 20, 2003 into Taurus
Moon	19°56'50" Aries	Direct	Mar 31, 2003	Apr 3, 2003 into Taurus
Mercury	24°07'14" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 2003	Apr 5, 2003 into Taurus
Venus	6°53'22" Pisces	Direct	Mar 27, 2003	Apr 21, 2003 into Aries
Mars	18°03'09" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 4, 2003	Apr 21, 2003 into Aquarius
Jupiter	8°04'03" Leo	Stationing direct	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	23°31'48" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	1°09'39" Pisces	Direct	Mar 10, 2003	Sep 15, 2003 into Aquarius
Neptune	12°40'54" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	19°55'18" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	2°11'18" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 2, 2003

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 2, 04:29 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.
Apr 2, 20:38 UTC	The Sun sextile Neptune	Creative and intuitive. A good day for art, music and rest.

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