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Where Were the Planets on April 26, 2017?

Quick Answer

On April 26, 2017, the Sun was in Taurus (6°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 26, 2017. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°47' Aries at midnight UTC to 13°48' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 26, 2017
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°26'29" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2017	May 20, 2017 into Gemini
Moon	6°17'02" Taurus	Direct	Apr 26, 2017	Apr 28, 2017 into Gemini
Mercury	26°15'39" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 20, 2017	May 16, 2017 into Taurus
Venus	29°09'17" Pisces	Direct	Apr 3, 2017	Apr 28, 2017 into Aries
Mars	3°29'44" Gemini	Direct	Apr 21, 2017	Jun 4, 2017 into Cancer
Jupiter	15°57'23" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 9, 2016	Oct 10, 2017 into Scorpio
Saturn	27°27'48" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	25°09'38" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	13°35'02" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	19°23'22" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	0°06'43" Virgo	Direct	Oct 10, 2015	Apr 28, 2017 into Leo

Sky Events on April 26, 2017

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 26, 01:56 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 26, 12:16 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	6°27' Taurus

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