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Where Were the Planets on April 7, 2008?

Quick Answer

On April 7, 2008, the Sun was in Aries (18°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 7, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°10' Aries at midnight UTC to 14°08' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 7, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°02'42" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2008	Apr 19, 2008 into Taurus
Moon	6°39'29" Taurus	Direct	Apr 7, 2008	Apr 9, 2008 into Gemini
Mercury	8°53'25" Aries	Direct	Apr 2, 2008	Apr 17, 2008 into Taurus
Venus	1°33'52" Aries	Direct	Apr 6, 2008	Apr 30, 2008 into Taurus
Mars	13°41'06" Cancer	Direct	Mar 4, 2008	May 9, 2008 into Leo
Jupiter	20°47'58" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	2°14'50" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	20°17'27" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	23°37'03" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	1°08'32" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 26, 2008	Jun 14, 2008 into Sagittarius
North Node	25°10'38" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 7, 2008

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 7, 01:19 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 7, 03:48 UTC	Venus square Pluto	Exact square

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