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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 2010?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 2010, the Sun was in Aries (27°22' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (10% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°37' Taurus at midnight UTC to 9°54' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 2010
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°22'23" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2010	Apr 20, 2010 into Taurus
Moon	3°14'54" Gemini	Direct	Apr 17, 2010	Apr 19, 2010 into Cancer
Mercury	12°36'33" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	Apr 2, 2010	Jun 10, 2010 into Gemini
Venus	20°35'24" Taurus	Direct	Mar 31, 2010	Apr 25, 2010 into Gemini
Mars	7°27'59" Leo	Direct	Oct 16, 2009	Jun 7, 2010 into Virgo
Jupiter	20°57'18" Pisces	Direct	Jan 18, 2010	Jun 6, 2010 into Aries
Saturn	29°19'42" Virgo	Retrograde	Apr 7, 2010	Jul 21, 2010 into Libra
Uranus	28°17'54" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	28°11'04" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	5°23'31" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	15°59'29" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on April 17, 2010

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 06:07 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Apr 17, 20:42 UTC	Venus sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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