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Where Were the Planets on April 3, 2003?

Quick Answer

On April 3, 2003, the Sun was in Aries (13°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Jupiter and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 3, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°53' Aries at midnight UTC to 7°41' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 3, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°19'16" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 2003	Apr 20, 2003 into Taurus
Moon	1°48'17" Taurus	Direct	Apr 3, 2003	Apr 5, 2003 into Gemini
Mercury	26°03'16" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 2003	Apr 5, 2003 into Taurus
Venus	8°05'28" Pisces	Direct	Mar 27, 2003	Apr 21, 2003 into Aries
Mars	18°40'27" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 4, 2003	Apr 21, 2003 into Aquarius
Jupiter	8°03'50" Leo	Stationing direct	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	23°35'57" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	1°12'26" Pisces	Direct	Mar 10, 2003	Sep 15, 2003 into Aquarius
Neptune	12°42'15" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	19°54'57" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	2°08'08" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 3, 2003

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 3, 08:20 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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