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Where Were the Planets on April 24, 2013?

Quick Answer

On April 24, 2013, the Sun was in Taurus (4°27' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 24, 2013. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°34' Libra at midnight UTC to 23°44' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 24, 2013
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°27'59" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2013	May 20, 2013 into Gemini
Moon	16°37'13" Libra	Direct	Apr 23, 2013	Apr 25, 2013 into Scorpio
Mercury	16°43'21" Aries	Direct	Apr 14, 2013	May 1, 2013 into Taurus
Venus	11°21'35" Taurus	Direct	Apr 15, 2013	May 9, 2013 into Gemini
Mars	3°00'00" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 2013	May 31, 2013 into Gemini
Jupiter	16°10'02" Gemini	Direct	Jun 11, 2012	Jun 26, 2013 into Cancer
Saturn	8°30'20" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 5, 2012	Dec 23, 2014 into Sagittarius
Uranus	9°57'53" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	4°51'58" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	11°33'06" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	17°35'00" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on April 24, 2013

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 24, 03:24 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Apr 24, 15:42 UTC	Venus trine Pluto	Exact trine
Apr 24, 22:05 UTC	The Sun sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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