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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 2008?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 2008, the Sun was in Aries (26°52' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (86% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°48' Virgo at midnight UTC to 18°27' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°52'18" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2008	Apr 19, 2008 into Taurus
Moon	12°10'05" Virgo	Direct	Apr 15, 2008	Apr 17, 2008 into Libra
Mercury	27°05'13" Aries	Direct	Apr 2, 2008	Apr 17, 2008 into Taurus
Venus	12°40'06" Aries	Direct	Apr 6, 2008	Apr 30, 2008 into Taurus
Mars	17°59'42" Cancer	Direct	Mar 4, 2008	May 9, 2008 into Leo
Jupiter	21°32'41" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	1°55'18" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	20°44'45" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	23°49'33" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	1°05'48" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 26, 2008	Jun 14, 2008 into Sagittarius
North Node	24°42'02" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 16, 2008

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 07:24 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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