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Where Were the Planets on April 2, 2020?

Quick Answer

On April 2, 2020, the Sun was in Aries (13°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (61% illuminated). No planets 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 2, 2020. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°38' Cancer at midnight UTC to 3°10' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 2, 2020
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°12'29" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2020	Apr 19, 2020 into Taurus
Moon	26°21'21" Cancer	Direct	Mar 31, 2020	Apr 2, 2020 into Leo
Mercury	17°15'38" Pisces	Direct	Mar 16, 2020	Apr 11, 2020 into Aries
Venus	28°53'47" Taurus	Direct	Mar 5, 2020	Apr 3, 2020 into Gemini
Mars	1°51'42" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 30, 2020	May 13, 2020 into Pisces
Jupiter	24°34'52" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 2019	Dec 19, 2020 into Aquarius
Saturn	0°45'56" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 22, 2020	Jul 1, 2020 into Capricorn
Uranus	5°14'44" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	19°19'35" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	24°51'34" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	3°20'44" Cancer	Direct	Nov 16, 2018	Jun 4, 2020 into Gemini

Sky Events on April 2, 2020

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 62% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 2, 18:26 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on April 2, 2020?

Jupiter and Pluto 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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