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Where Were the Planets on April 23, 2005?

Quick Answer

On April 23, 2005, the Sun was in Taurus (3°25' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (99% illuminated). Jupiter and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 23, 2005. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°22' Libra at midnight UTC to 28°38' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 23, 2005
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°25'41" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2005	May 20, 2005 into Gemini
Moon	21°58'16" Libra	Direct	Apr 21, 2005	Apr 24, 2005 into Scorpio
Mercury	6°37'47" Aries	Direct	Mar 5, 2005	May 12, 2005 into Taurus
Venus	9°26'41" Taurus	Direct	Apr 15, 2005	May 10, 2005 into Gemini
Mars	24°28'03" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 20, 2005	May 1, 2005 into Pisces
Jupiter	11°31'31" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 25, 2004	Oct 26, 2005 into Scorpio
Saturn	21°20'17" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	9°41'11" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	17°24'55" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	24°19'06" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	22°22'02" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on April 23, 2005

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 23, 07:09 UTC	Mars sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Apr 23, 16:51 UTC	Venus sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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