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Where Were the Planets on April 18, 2011?

Quick Answer

On April 18, 2011, the Sun was in Aries (28°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, 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 18, 2011. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°00' Libra at midnight UTC to 11°04' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 18, 2011
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°06'58" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2011	Apr 20, 2011 into Taurus
Moon	3°34'48" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 18, 2011	Apr 20, 2011 into Sagittarius
Mercury	13°54'21" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 9, 2011	May 15, 2011 into Taurus
Venus	26°46'14" Pisces	Direct	Mar 27, 2011	Apr 21, 2011 into Aries
Mars	12°37'53" Aries	Direct	Apr 2, 2011	May 11, 2011 into Taurus
Jupiter	19°19'30" Aries	Direct	Jan 22, 2011	Jun 4, 2011 into Taurus
Saturn	12°46'19" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	2°05'51" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	0°22'25" Pisces	Direct	Apr 4, 2011	Aug 5, 2011 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°29'09" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	26°36'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 18, 2011

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

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 18, 02:44 UTC	Full Moon in Libra	27°44' Libra
Apr 18, 06:18 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Apr 18, 16:00 UTC	Mars opposite Saturn	Exact opposition

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