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Where Were the Planets on April 6, 2010?

Quick Answer

On April 6, 2010, the Sun was in Aries (16°34' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (49% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 6, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°39' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 23°38' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 6, 2010
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°34'44" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2010	Apr 20, 2010 into Taurus
Moon	17°40'27" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 5, 2010	Apr 7, 2010 into Aquarius
Mercury	5°28'53" Taurus	Direct	Apr 2, 2010	Jun 10, 2010 into Gemini
Venus	7°06'02" Taurus	Direct	Mar 31, 2010	Apr 25, 2010 into Gemini
Mars	4°08'35" Leo	Direct	Oct 16, 2009	Jun 7, 2010 into Virgo
Jupiter	18°30'31" Pisces	Direct	Jan 18, 2010	Jun 6, 2010 into Aries
Saturn	0°05'33" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 29, 2009	Apr 7, 2010 into Virgo
Uranus	27°42'42" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	27°54'21" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	5°25'13" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	16°34'26" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on April 6, 2010

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 6, 09:37 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	16°29' Capricorn
Apr 6, 10:47 UTC	Mercury trine Pluto	Exact trine

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