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Where Were the Planets on April 6, 2005?

Quick Answer

On April 6, 2005, the Sun was in Aries (16°46' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (7% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 6, 2005. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°04' Pisces at midnight UTC to 23°16' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 6, 2005
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°46'54" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2005	Apr 19, 2005 into Taurus
Moon	16°11'47" Pisces	Direct	Apr 5, 2005	Apr 7, 2005 into Aries
Mercury	3°15'32" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 5, 2005	May 12, 2005 into Taurus
Venus	18°24'16" Aries	Direct	Mar 22, 2005	Apr 15, 2005 into Taurus
Mars	12°07'34" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 20, 2005	May 1, 2005 into Pisces
Jupiter	13°36'07" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 25, 2004	Oct 26, 2005 into Scorpio
Saturn	20°36'41" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	8°56'26" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	17°05'56" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	24°29'09" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	23°16'03" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on April 6, 2005

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 6, 19:55 UTC	The Sun sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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