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Where Were the Planets on April 24, 2008?

Quick Answer

On April 24, 2008, the Sun was in Taurus (4°40' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (86% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 24, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°17' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 25°08' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 24, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°40'38" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2008	May 20, 2008 into Gemini
Moon	19°13'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 22, 2008	Apr 25, 2008 into Capricorn
Mercury	13°59'21" Taurus	Direct	Apr 17, 2008	May 2, 2008 into Gemini
Venus	22°31'42" Aries	Direct	Apr 6, 2008	Apr 30, 2008 into Taurus
Mars	21°59'17" Cancer	Direct	Mar 4, 2008	May 9, 2008 into Leo
Jupiter	22°00'47" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	1°44'44" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	21°07'16" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	23°58'45" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	1°01'21" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 26, 2008	Jun 14, 2008 into Sagittarius
North Node	24°16'37" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 24, 2008

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

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 24, 01:33 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Exact square
Apr 24, 13:18 UTC	Mars opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition

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