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Where Were the Planets on April 30, 2017?

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On April 30, 2017, the Sun was in Taurus (10°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (22% illuminated). Mercury, 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 30, 2017. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°53' Gemini at midnight UTC to 13°25' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 30, 2017
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun10°19'52" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon6°12'36" CancerDirect into Leo
Mercury24°40'07" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Venus0°54'40" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars6°14'48" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter15°30'52" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Saturn27°19'23" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Uranus25°23'07" AriesDirect into Taurus
Neptune13°41'01" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto19°22'25" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node29°54'01" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on April 30, 2017

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 22% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CancerLeaves Gemini

Born on April 30, 2017?

Mercury, Venus and Uranus were all in Aries, so everyone born that day carries a strong Aries streak alongside their Taurus Sun. Mercury 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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