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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 2008?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 2008, the Sun was in Aries (27°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury moved from Aries into Taurus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°28' Virgo at midnight UTC to 0°56' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°50'57" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2008	Apr 19, 2008 into Taurus
Moon	24°43'48" Virgo	Direct	Apr 15, 2008	Apr 17, 2008 into Libra
Mercury	29°11'46" Aries	Direct	Apr 2, 2008	Apr 17, 2008 into Taurus
Venus	13°54'05" Aries	Direct	Apr 6, 2008	Apr 30, 2008 into Taurus
Mars	18°29'11" Cancer	Direct	Mar 4, 2008	May 9, 2008 into Leo
Jupiter	21°36'48" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	1°53'38" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	20°47'39" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	23°50'48" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	1°05'21" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 26, 2008	Jun 14, 2008 into Sagittarius
North Node	24°38'51" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 17, 2008

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 21:07 UTC	Mercury enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 17, 22:10 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

Born on April 17, 2008?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Aries, so everyone born that day is an Aries several times over. The Sun and Mercury sat 1 degrees apart in Aries, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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