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Where Were the Planets on April 5, 2003?

Quick Answer

On April 5, 2003, the Sun was in Aries (15°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (12% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 5, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°29' Taurus at midnight UTC to 1°16' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 5, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°17'32" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 2003	Apr 20, 2003 into Taurus
Moon	25°22'50" Taurus	Direct	Apr 3, 2003	Apr 5, 2003 into Gemini
Mercury	29°48'05" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 2003	Apr 5, 2003 into Taurus
Venus	10°29'46" Pisces	Direct	Mar 27, 2003	Apr 21, 2003 into Aries
Mars	19°54'55" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 4, 2003	Apr 21, 2003 into Aquarius
Jupiter	8°03'59" Leo	Stationing retrograde	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	23°44'31" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	1°17'56" Pisces	Direct	Mar 10, 2003	Sep 15, 2003 into Aquarius
Neptune	12°44'52" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	19°54'08" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	2°01'46" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 5, 2003

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 5, 14:36 UTC	Mercury enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 5, 21:23 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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