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Where Were the Planets on April 4, 2018?

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On April 4, 2018, the Sun was in Aries (14°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (83% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Mercury squared Mars while Mercury was retrograde. Short fuses in conversation. Words land harder than intended.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 4, 2018. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°23' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 8°48' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 4, 2018
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun14°39'47" AriesDirect into Taurus
Moon2°38'27" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury9°40'55" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Venus5°17'19" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mars9°57'27" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Jupiter22°09'49" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Saturn8°59'49" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Uranus27°40'59" AriesDirect into Taurus
Neptune15°04'12" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto21°12'19" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node11°56'56" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on April 4, 2018

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 83% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters SagittariusLeaves Scorpio
Mercury square MarsShort fuses in conversation. Words land harder than intended.

Born on April 4, 2018?

The Sun, Mercury and Uranus were all in Aries, so everyone born that day is an Aries several times over. Mars and Saturn sat less than a degree apart in Capricorn, 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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