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Where Were the Planets on April 1, 2013?

Quick Answer

On April 1, 2013, the Sun was in Aries (11°55' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (69% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 1, 2013. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°24' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 26°40' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 1, 2013
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°55'04" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2013	Apr 19, 2013 into Taurus
Moon	19°33'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Mar 31, 2013	Apr 2, 2013 into Capricorn
Mercury	14°08'37" Pisces	Direct	Feb 5, 2013	Apr 14, 2013 into Aries
Venus	12°52'54" Aries	Direct	Mar 22, 2013	Apr 15, 2013 into Taurus
Mars	15°36'36" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2013	Apr 20, 2013 into Taurus
Jupiter	11°55'56" Gemini	Direct	Jun 11, 2012	Jun 26, 2013 into Cancer
Saturn	10°07'34" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 5, 2012	Dec 23, 2014 into Sagittarius
Uranus	8°41'07" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	4°14'07" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	11°33'11" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	18°48'05" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on April 1, 2013

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 69% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 1, 03:04 UTC	The Sun square Pluto	Exact square
Apr 1, 12:25 UTC	The Sun sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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