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Where Were the Planets on April 3, 2011?

Quick Answer

On April 3, 2011, the Sun was in Aries (13°23' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

The New Moon fell at 13°30' Aries. Mars met Uranus in Aries. Volatile and sudden. Breakaways, rebellions and accidents. The Sun opposed Saturn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 3, 2011. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°17' Aries at midnight UTC to 18°10' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 3, 2011
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°23'24" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2011	Apr 20, 2011 into Taurus
Moon	12°14'12" Aries	Direct	Apr 2, 2011	Apr 4, 2011 into Taurus
Mercury	23°35'46" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 9, 2011	May 15, 2011 into Taurus
Venus	8°40'26" Pisces	Direct	Mar 27, 2011	Apr 21, 2011 into Aries
Mars	1°00'43" Aries	Direct	Apr 2, 2011	May 11, 2011 into Taurus
Jupiter	15°42'11" Aries	Direct	Jan 22, 2011	Jun 4, 2011 into Taurus
Saturn	13°55'05" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	1°16'40" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	29°58'22" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	7°29'55" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	27°24'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 3, 2011

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 3, 14:33 UTC	New Moon in Aries	13°30' Aries
Apr 3, 20:50 UTC	Mars conjunct Uranus	Volatile and sudden. Breakaways, rebellions and accidents.
Apr 3, 23:54 UTC	The Sun opposite Saturn	Limits push back: fatigue, delays, or someone in authority saying no.

Born on April 3, 2011?

The Sun, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Uranus were all in Aries, so everyone born that day is an Aries several times over. Mars and Uranus sat less than a degree apart in Aries, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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