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Where Were the Planets on April 18, 2013?

Quick Answer

On April 18, 2013, the Sun was in Aries (28°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 18, 2013. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°21' Cancer at midnight UTC to 4°25' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 18, 2013
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°36'51" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2013	Apr 19, 2013 into Taurus
Moon	28°22'34" Cancer	Direct	Apr 16, 2013	Apr 18, 2013 into Leo
Mercury	6°41'49" Aries	Direct	Apr 14, 2013	May 1, 2013 into Taurus
Venus	3°56'51" Taurus	Direct	Apr 15, 2013	May 9, 2013 into Gemini
Mars	28°30'17" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2013	Apr 20, 2013 into Taurus
Jupiter	14°59'26" Gemini	Direct	Jun 11, 2012	Jun 26, 2013 into Cancer
Saturn	8°57'19" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 5, 2012	Dec 23, 2014 into Sagittarius
Uranus	9°38'27" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	4°43'19" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	11°34'41" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	17°54'04" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on April 18, 2013

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 18, 00:21 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mars	Exact conjunction
Apr 18, 12:31 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	28°38' Cancer
Apr 18, 15:13 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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