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Where Were the Planets on April 23, 2016?

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On April 23, 2016, the Sun was in Taurus (3°45' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, 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, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°42' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 23°37' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 23, 2016
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun3°45'31" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon17°39'26" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mercury22°19'00" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Venus21°57'38" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars8°40'52" SagittariusRetrograde into Scorpio
Jupiter13°38'58" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
Saturn15°43'41" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Uranus21°13'33" AriesDirect into Taurus
Neptune11°20'51" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto17°28'41" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node19°35'56" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on April 23, 2016

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

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on April 23, 2016?

Venus 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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