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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 2004?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 2004, the Sun was in Aries (27°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (4% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°38' Pisces at midnight UTC to 10°23' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°48'27" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2004	Apr 19, 2004 into Taurus
Moon	4°02'46" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 2004	Apr 19, 2004 into Taurus
Mercury	27°02'06" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 13, 2004	May 16, 2004 into Taurus
Venus	12°06'18" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 2004	Aug 7, 2004 into Cancer
Mars	17°22'15" Gemini	Direct	Mar 21, 2004	May 7, 2004 into Cancer
Jupiter	9°23'30" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	7°46'48" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	5°38'56" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	15°09'08" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	22°05'43" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	12°00'47" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on April 17, 2004

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 01:05 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Apr 17, 04:24 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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