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Where Were the Planets on April 8, 2005?

Quick Answer

On April 8, 2005, the Sun was in Aries (18°44' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 8, 2005. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°17' Aries at midnight UTC to 21°03' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 8, 2005
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°44'56" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2005	Apr 19, 2005 into Taurus
Moon	14°13'02" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 2005	Apr 9, 2005 into Taurus
Mercury	2°23'58" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 5, 2005	May 12, 2005 into Taurus
Venus	20°53'04" Aries	Direct	Mar 22, 2005	Apr 15, 2005 into Taurus
Mars	13°34'39" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 20, 2005	May 1, 2005 into Pisces
Jupiter	13°20'44" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 25, 2004	Oct 26, 2005 into Scorpio
Saturn	20°40'16" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	9°02'09" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	17°08'36" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	24°28'25" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	23°09'41" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on April 8, 2005

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 8, 05:28 UTC	Mars trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Apr 8, 07:46 UTC	Venus square Saturn	Exact square
Apr 8, 20:35 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Aries	19°06' Aries

Born on April 8, 2005?

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