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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 2012?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 2012, the Sun was in Aries (26°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (21% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°02' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 9°33' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°53'45" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2012	Apr 19, 2012 into Taurus
Moon	3°19'57" Pisces	Direct	Apr 16, 2012	Apr 18, 2012 into Aries
Mercury	29°36'17" Pisces	Direct	Mar 23, 2012	Apr 16, 2012 into Aries
Venus	10°57'58" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 2012	Aug 7, 2012 into Cancer
Mars	3°42'58" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Nov 11, 2011	Jul 3, 2012 into Libra
Jupiter	16°48'54" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	26°07'24" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	5°47'18" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	2°30'44" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	9°33'13" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	7°20'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 16, 2012

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 21% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 05:37 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Apr 16, 22:43 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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