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Where Were the Planets on April 12, 2011?

Quick Answer

On April 12, 2011, the Sun was in Aries (22°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (61% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury met Jupiter in Aries while Mercury was retrograde. Big ideas and big talk. Good for teaching, planning and pitching.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 12, 2011. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°56' Cancer at midnight UTC to 11°43' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 12, 2011
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°14'33" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2011	Apr 20, 2011 into Taurus
Moon	4°47'20" Leo	Direct	Apr 12, 2011	Apr 14, 2011 into Virgo
Mercury	17°32'48" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 9, 2011	May 15, 2011 into Taurus
Venus	19°31'27" Pisces	Direct	Mar 27, 2011	Apr 21, 2011 into Aries
Mars	8°00'01" Aries	Direct	Apr 2, 2011	May 11, 2011 into Taurus
Jupiter	17°52'48" Aries	Direct	Jan 22, 2011	Jun 4, 2011 into Taurus
Saturn	13°13'19" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	1°46'34" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	0°13'28" Pisces	Direct	Apr 4, 2011	Aug 5, 2011 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°30'18" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	26°55'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 12, 2011

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 61% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 12, 03:37 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Apr 12, 03:58 UTC	Mercury conjunct Jupiter	Big ideas and big talk. Good for teaching, planning and pitching.

Born on April 12, 2011?

The Sun, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Uranus were all in Aries, so everyone born that day is an Aries several times over. Mercury and Jupiter 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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