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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 2020?

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On April 16, 2020, the Sun was in Aries (26°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (35% 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 16, 2020. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°29' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 20°42' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 2020
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun26°57'17" AriesDirect into Taurus
Moon14°37'38" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mercury8°45'29" AriesDirect into Taurus
Venus10°32'09" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars11°35'29" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Jupiter26°01'30" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Saturn1°27'54" AquariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus6°01'36" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Neptune19°47'53" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto24°58'15" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node2°36'15" CancerDirect into Gemini

Sky Events on April 16, 2020

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 35% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on April 16, 2020?

Jupiter and Pluto sat 1 degrees 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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