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Where Were the Planets on April 27, 2004?

Quick Answer

On April 27, 2004, the Sun was in Taurus (7°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 27, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°52' Cancer at midnight UTC to 11°05' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 27, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°33'36" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2004	May 20, 2004 into Gemini
Moon	4°57'18" Leo	Direct	Apr 27, 2004	Apr 29, 2004 into Virgo
Mercury	21°29'31" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 13, 2004	May 16, 2004 into Taurus
Venus	19°11'09" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 2004	Aug 7, 2004 into Cancer
Mars	23°44'13" Gemini	Direct	Mar 21, 2004	May 7, 2004 into Cancer
Jupiter	9°00'19" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	8°33'12" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	6°01'15" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	15°17'17" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	21°56'56" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	11°29'00" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on April 27, 2004

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 27, 02:14 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Apr 27, 17:33 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	7°47' Leo

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