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Where Were the Planets on April 20, 2008?

Quick Answer

On April 20, 2008, the Sun was in Taurus (0°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 20, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°27' Libra at midnight UTC to 7°31' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 20, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°46'43" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2008	May 20, 2008 into Gemini
Moon	1°30'29" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 20, 2008	Apr 22, 2008 into Sagittarius
Mercury	5°33'51" Taurus	Direct	Apr 17, 2008	May 2, 2008 into Gemini
Venus	17°35'58" Aries	Direct	Apr 6, 2008	Apr 30, 2008 into Taurus
Mars	19°58'27" Cancer	Direct	Mar 4, 2008	May 9, 2008 into Leo
Jupiter	21°48'08" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	1°49'12" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	20°56'14" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	23°54'23" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	1°03'48" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 26, 2008	Jun 14, 2008 into Sagittarius
North Node	24°29'19" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 20, 2008

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 20, 09:00 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Apr 20, 10:26 UTC	Full Moon in Scorpio	0°43' Scorpio
Apr 20, 18:56 UTC	The Sun trine Pluto	Exact trine

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