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Where Were the Planets on April 22, 2012?

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On April 22, 2012, the Sun was in Taurus (2°45' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (1% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury met Uranus in Aries. Sudden insight, abrupt news and scattered focus. The Sun sextiled Neptune.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 22, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°49' Taurus at midnight UTC to 21°36' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 22, 2012
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun2°45'27" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon15°43'03" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury5°43'06" AriesDirect into Taurus
Venus15°17'52" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars4°05'49" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter18°12'30" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Saturn25°39'50" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Uranus6°06'30" AriesDirect into Taurus
Neptune2°39'18" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto9°31'35" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node7°01'03" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 22, 2012

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Sun sextile NeptuneCreative and intuitive. A good day for art, music and rest.
Mercury conjunct UranusSudden insight, abrupt news and scattered focus.

Born on April 22, 2012?

Mercury 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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