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Where Were the Planets on April 24, 2016?

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On April 24, 2016, the Sun was in Taurus (4°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (95% 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 24, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°37' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 5°37' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 24, 2016
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun4°43'57" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon29°36'55" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mercury22°45'56" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Venus23°11'35" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars8°36'02" SagittariusRetrograde into Scorpio
Jupiter13°36'09" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
Saturn15°40'57" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Uranus21°16'55" AriesDirect into Taurus
Neptune11°22'23" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto17°28'31" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node19°32'46" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on April 24, 2016

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters SagittariusLeaves Scorpio

Born on April 24, 2016?

Venus and Uranus sat 2 degrees 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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