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Where Were the Planets on April 21, 2010?

Quick Answer

On April 21, 2010, the Sun was in Taurus (1°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (47% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 21, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°51' Cancer at midnight UTC to 4°51' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 21, 2010
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°16'53" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 2010	May 21, 2010 into Gemini
Moon	27°50'29" Cancer	Direct	Apr 19, 2010	Apr 21, 2010 into Leo
Mercury	12°06'04" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 2, 2010	Jun 10, 2010 into Gemini
Venus	25°28'35" Taurus	Direct	Mar 31, 2010	Apr 25, 2010 into Gemini
Mars	8°51'41" Leo	Direct	Oct 16, 2009	Jun 7, 2010 into Virgo
Jupiter	21°48'55" Pisces	Direct	Jan 18, 2010	Jun 6, 2010 into Aries
Saturn	29°04'46" Virgo	Retrograde	Apr 7, 2010	Jul 21, 2010 into Libra
Uranus	28°30'08" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	28°16'21" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	5°21'59" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	15°46'46" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on April 21, 2010

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 21, 15:41 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Apr 21, 18:20 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	1°32' Leo

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