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Where Were the Planets on April 5, 2008?

Quick Answer

On April 5, 2008, the Sun was in Aries (16°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 5, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°43' Pisces at midnight UTC to 14°18' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 5, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°04'37" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2008	Apr 19, 2008 into Taurus
Moon	6°58'55" Aries	Direct	Apr 5, 2008	Apr 7, 2008 into Taurus
Mercury	5°05'23" Aries	Direct	Apr 2, 2008	Apr 17, 2008 into Taurus
Venus	29°05'43" Pisces	Direct	Mar 12, 2008	Apr 6, 2008 into Aries
Mars	12°45'29" Cancer	Direct	Mar 4, 2008	May 9, 2008 into Leo
Jupiter	20°36'14" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	2°20'14" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	20°11'08" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	23°33'59" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	1°08'47" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 26, 2008	Jun 14, 2008 into Sagittarius
North Node	25°16'59" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 5, 2008

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 5, 00:27 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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