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Where Were the Planets on April 20, 2013?

Quick Answer

On April 20, 2013, the Sun was in Taurus (0°34' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (69% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury met Uranus in Aries. Sudden insight, abrupt news and scattered focus. Mars moved from Aries into Taurus.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 20, 2013. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°45' Leo at midnight UTC to 29°22' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 20, 2013
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°34'02" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2013	May 20, 2013 into Gemini
Moon	23°02'00" Leo	Direct	Apr 18, 2013	Apr 21, 2013 into Virgo
Mercury	9°55'38" Aries	Direct	Apr 14, 2013	May 1, 2013 into Taurus
Venus	6°25'11" Taurus	Direct	Apr 15, 2013	May 9, 2013 into Gemini
Mars	0°00'23" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 2013	May 31, 2013 into Gemini
Jupiter	15°22'40" Gemini	Direct	Jun 11, 2012	Jun 26, 2013 into Cancer
Saturn	8°48'23" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 5, 2012	Dec 23, 2014 into Sagittarius
Uranus	9°44'59" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	4°46'19" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	11°34'17" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	17°47'43" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on April 20, 2013

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

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 20, 09:19 UTC	Mercury conjunct Uranus	Sudden insight, abrupt news and scattered focus.
Apr 20, 11:47 UTC	Mars enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on April 20, 2013?

The Sun, Venus and Mars were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over. 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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