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Where Were the Planets on April 28, 2010?

Quick Answer

On April 28, 2010, the Sun was in Taurus (8°05' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 28, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°53' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 14°52' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 28, 2010
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°05'52" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 2010	May 21, 2010 into Gemini
Moon	7°55'51" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 27, 2010	Apr 30, 2010 into Sagittarius
Mercury	8°25'12" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 2, 2010	Jun 10, 2010 into Gemini
Venus	3°59'56" Gemini	Direct	Apr 25, 2010	May 20, 2010 into Cancer
Mars	11°30'11" Leo	Direct	Oct 16, 2009	Jun 7, 2010 into Virgo
Jupiter	23°16'34" Pisces	Direct	Jan 18, 2010	Jun 6, 2010 into Aries
Saturn	28°41'21" Virgo	Retrograde	Apr 7, 2010	Jul 21, 2010 into Libra
Uranus	28°50'34" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	28°24'30" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	5°18'10" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	15°24'32" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on April 28, 2010

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 28, 12:19 UTC	Full Moon in Scorpio	8°06' Scorpio
Apr 28, 16:44 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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