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Where Were the Planets on April 23, 2012?

Quick Answer

On April 23, 2012, the Sun was in Taurus (3°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 23, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°36' Taurus at midnight UTC to 3°23' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 23, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°43'58" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2012	May 20, 2012 into Gemini
Moon	27°30'08" Taurus	Direct	Apr 21, 2012	Apr 23, 2012 into Gemini
Mercury	6°53'28" Aries	Direct	Apr 16, 2012	May 9, 2012 into Taurus
Venus	15°57'30" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 2012	Aug 7, 2012 into Cancer
Mars	4°12'01" Virgo	Direct	Nov 11, 2011	Jul 3, 2012 into Libra
Jupiter	18°26'32" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	25°35'17" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	6°09'39" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	2°40'38" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	9°31'12" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	6°57'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 23, 2012

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 23, 17:05 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on April 23, 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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