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Where Were the Planets on April 13, 2017?

Quick Answer

On April 13, 2017, the Sun was in Aries (23°44' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (95% 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 13, 2017. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°47' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 24°47' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 13, 2017
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun23°44'46" AriesDirect into Taurus
Moon18°48'45" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mercury4°12'04" TaurusRetrograde into Aries
Venus26°59'10" PiscesStationing direct into Aries
Mars24°28'57" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Jupiter17°32'17" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Saturn27°45'06" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Uranus24°25'10" AriesDirect into Taurus
Neptune13°12'58" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto19°23'09" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node0°48'01" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on April 13, 2017

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

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

Born on April 13, 2017?

The Sun 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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