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Where Were the Planets on April 2, 2010?

Quick Answer

On April 2, 2010, the Sun was in Aries (12°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (86% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 2, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°32' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 3°55' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 2, 2010
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°38'19" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2010	Apr 20, 2010 into Taurus
Moon	27°17'21" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 31, 2010	Apr 2, 2010 into Sagittarius
Mercury	29°55'42" Aries	Direct	Mar 17, 2010	Apr 2, 2010 into Taurus
Venus	2°10'41" Taurus	Direct	Mar 31, 2010	Apr 25, 2010 into Gemini
Mars	3°08'49" Leo	Direct	Oct 16, 2009	Jun 7, 2010 into Virgo
Jupiter	17°35'38" Pisces	Direct	Jan 18, 2010	Jun 6, 2010 into Aries
Saturn	0°23'31" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 29, 2009	Apr 7, 2010 into Virgo
Uranus	27°29'26" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	27°47'32" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	5°24'53" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	16°47'08" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on April 2, 2010

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

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 2, 13:06 UTC	Mercury enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 2, 16:52 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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