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Where Were the Planets on April 21, 2003?

Quick Answer

On April 21, 2003, the Sun was in Taurus (0°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (71% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 21, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°37' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 12°34' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 21, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°58'26" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 2003	May 21, 2003 into Gemini
Moon	5°39'32" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 21, 2003	Apr 23, 2003 into Aquarius
Mercury	19°20'52" Taurus	Direct	Apr 5, 2003	Jun 13, 2003 into Gemini
Venus	29°47'00" Pisces	Direct	Mar 27, 2003	Apr 21, 2003 into Aries
Mars	29°42'10" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 4, 2003	Apr 21, 2003 into Aquarius
Jupiter	8°31'59" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	25°04'49" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	1°56'59" Pisces	Direct	Mar 10, 2003	Sep 15, 2003 into Aquarius
Neptune	13°01'34" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	19°43'22" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	1°10'56" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 21, 2003

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 21, 02:20 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Apr 21, 08:48 UTC	Venus sextile Mars	Exact sextile
Apr 21, 16:18 UTC	Venus enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Apr 21, 23:50 UTC	Mars enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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