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Where Were the Planets on April 23, 2003?

Quick Answer

On April 23, 2003, the Sun was in Taurus (2°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 23, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°08' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 9°17' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 23, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°55'28" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 2003	May 21, 2003 into Gemini
Moon	2°46'10" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 23, 2003	Apr 25, 2003 into Pisces
Mercury	20°07'26" Taurus	Direct	Apr 5, 2003	Jun 13, 2003 into Gemini
Venus	2°12'01" Aries	Direct	Apr 21, 2003	May 16, 2003 into Taurus
Mars	0°54'22" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 21, 2003	Jun 17, 2003 into Pisces
Jupiter	8°38'43" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	25°16'11" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	2°01'13" Pisces	Direct	Mar 10, 2003	Sep 15, 2003 into Aquarius
Neptune	13°03'06" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	19°41'31" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	1°04'35" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 23, 2003

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

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 23, 06:57 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Apr 23, 12:18 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	2°56' Aquarius

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