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Where Were the Planets on April 15, 2017?

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On April 15, 2017, the Sun was in Aries (25°42' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (84% illuminated). Mercury, 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 15, 2017. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°43' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 18°34' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 15, 2017
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun25°42'16" AriesDirect into Taurus
Moon12°39'35" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury3°19'54" TaurusRetrograde into Aries
Venus26°54'41" PiscesStationing retrograde into Aries
Mars25°52'36" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Jupiter17°17'06" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Saturn27°43'29" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Uranus24°32'02" AriesDirect into Taurus
Neptune13°16'36" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto19°23'31" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node0°41'40" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on April 15, 2017

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on April 15, 2017?

The Sun and Uranus sat 1 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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