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Where Were the Planets on April 1, 2018?

Quick Answer

On April 1, 2018, the Sun was in Aries (11°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (99% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 1, 2018. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°11' Libra at midnight UTC to 0°34' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 1, 2018
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°42'21" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2018	Apr 20, 2018 into Taurus
Moon	23°55'22" Libra	Direct	Mar 30, 2018	Apr 1, 2018 into Scorpio
Mercury	12°08'51" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 6, 2018	May 13, 2018 into Taurus
Venus	1°35'48" Taurus	Direct	Mar 31, 2018	Apr 24, 2018 into Gemini
Mars	8°19'05" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 17, 2018	May 16, 2018 into Aquarius
Jupiter	22°23'09" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 10, 2017	Nov 8, 2018 into Sagittarius
Saturn	8°55'22" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 2017	Mar 22, 2020 into Aquarius
Uranus	27°30'55" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	14°58'01" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	21°10'34" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	12°06'28" Leo	Direct	Apr 28, 2017	Nov 16, 2018 into Cancer

Sky Events on April 1, 2018

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 1, 17:51 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Apr 1, 22:57 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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