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Where Were the Planets on April 23, 2019?

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On April 23, 2019, the Sun was in Taurus (3°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (81% illuminated). Jupiter was 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 23, 2019. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°46' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 0°36' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 23, 2019
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun3°03'06" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon24°14'39" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury8°17'30" AriesDirect into Taurus
Venus3°25'18" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars15°17'29" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter24°05'51" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Saturn20°28'58" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Uranus2°33'34" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Neptune17°49'18" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto23°09'04" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node21°36'53" CancerDirect into Gemini

Sky Events on April 23, 2019

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CapricornLeaves Sagittarius

Born on April 23, 2019?

The Sun and Uranus sat less than a degree apart in Taurus, 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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