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Where Were the Planets on April 23, 2013?

Quick Answer

On April 23, 2013, the Sun was in Taurus (3°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (93% 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, 2013. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°46' Virgo at midnight UTC to 9°34' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 23, 2013
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°29'33" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2013	May 20, 2013 into Gemini
Moon	2°37'53" Libra	Direct	Apr 23, 2013	Apr 25, 2013 into Scorpio
Mercury	14°58'54" Aries	Direct	Apr 14, 2013	May 1, 2013 into Taurus
Venus	10°07'31" Taurus	Direct	Apr 15, 2013	May 9, 2013 into Gemini
Mars	2°15'10" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 2013	May 31, 2013 into Gemini
Jupiter	15°58'05" Gemini	Direct	Jun 11, 2012	Jun 26, 2013 into Cancer
Saturn	8°34'52" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 5, 2012	Dec 23, 2014 into Sagittarius
Uranus	9°54'41" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	4°50'36" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	11°33'26" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	17°38'11" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on April 23, 2013

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 23, 07:24 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

Born on April 23, 2013?

The Sun, Venus and Mars were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over. The Sun and Mars sat 1 degrees apart in Taurus, 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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