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Where Were the Planets on April 2, 2008?

Quick Answer

On April 2, 2008, the Sun was in Aries (13°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (17% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 2, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°24' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 1°43' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 2, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°07'14" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2008	Apr 19, 2008 into Taurus
Moon	25°00'59" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 31, 2008	Apr 2, 2008 into Pisces
Mercury	29°34'03" Pisces	Direct	Mar 14, 2008	Apr 2, 2008 into Aries
Venus	25°23'25" Pisces	Direct	Mar 12, 2008	Apr 6, 2008 into Aries
Mars	11°23'27" Cancer	Direct	Mar 4, 2008	May 9, 2008 into Leo
Jupiter	20°17'28" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	2°28'59" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	20°01'33" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	23°29'12" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	1°08'57" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Jan 26, 2008	Jun 14, 2008 into Sagittarius
North Node	25°26'31" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 2, 2008

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 17% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 2, 17:44 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Apr 2, 20:55 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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