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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 2005?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 2005, the Sun was in Aries (26°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (49% illuminated). Jupiter and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 2005. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°27' Cancer at midnight UTC to 1°20' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 2005
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°35'42" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2005	Apr 19, 2005 into Taurus
Moon	25°24'10" Cancer	Direct	Apr 14, 2005	Apr 16, 2005 into Leo
Mercury	2°29'13" Aries	Direct	Mar 5, 2005	May 12, 2005 into Taurus
Venus	0°47'34" Taurus	Direct	Apr 15, 2005	May 10, 2005 into Gemini
Mars	19°23'09" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 20, 2005	May 1, 2005 into Pisces
Jupiter	12°20'38" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 25, 2004	Oct 26, 2005 into Scorpio
Saturn	20°58'49" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	9°23'53" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	17°18'09" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	24°24'16" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	22°44'16" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on April 16, 2005

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 14:38 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	26°42' Cancer
Apr 16, 21:17 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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