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Where Were the Planets on April 12, 2004?

Quick Answer

On April 12, 2004, the Sun was in Aries (22°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (46% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 12, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°22' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 4°17' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 12, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°54'41" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2004	Apr 19, 2004 into Taurus
Moon	27°21'58" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 10, 2004	Apr 12, 2004 into Aquarius
Mercury	0°18'23" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 1, 2004	Apr 13, 2004 into Aries
Venus	7°59'45" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 2004	Aug 7, 2004 into Cancer
Mars	14°11'00" Gemini	Direct	Mar 21, 2004	May 7, 2004 into Cancer
Jupiter	9°41'46" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	7°26'51" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	5°26'25" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	15°03'54" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	22°09'04" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	12°16'40" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on April 12, 2004

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 12, 03:46 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	22°34' Capricorn
Apr 12, 16:32 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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