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Where Were the Planets on April 12, 2017?

Quick Answer

On April 12, 2017, the Sun was in Aries (22°45' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn 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 12, 2017. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°39' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 12°47' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 12, 2017
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun22°45'58" AriesDirect into Taurus
Moon6°44'45" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mercury4°30'31" TaurusRetrograde into Aries
Venus27°05'04" PiscesStationing direct into Aries
Mars23°47'04" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Jupiter17°39'56" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Saturn27°45'46" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Uranus24°21'44" AriesDirect into Taurus
Neptune13°11'07" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto19°22'56" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node0°51'12" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on April 12, 2017

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 12, 2017?

The Sun 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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