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Where Were the Planets on April 12, 2021?

Quick Answer

On April 12, 2021, the Sun was in Aries (22°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 12, 2021. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°09' Aries at midnight UTC to 3°06' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 12, 2021
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°47'59" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2021	Apr 19, 2021 into Taurus
Moon	27°08'53" Aries	Direct	Apr 10, 2021	Apr 12, 2021 into Taurus
Mercury	15°44'02" Aries	Direct	Apr 4, 2021	Apr 19, 2021 into Taurus
Venus	27°11'43" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 2021	Apr 14, 2021 into Taurus
Mars	23°21'08" Gemini	Direct	Mar 4, 2021	Apr 23, 2021 into Cancer
Jupiter	25°22'48" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 19, 2020	May 13, 2021 into Pisces
Saturn	12°11'10" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 17, 2020	Mar 7, 2023 into Pisces
Uranus	9°38'12" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	21°49'23" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	26°45'03" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	13°29'17" Gemini	Direct	Jun 4, 2020	Dec 23, 2021 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 12, 2021

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 12, 02:31 UTC	New Moon in Aries	22°25' Aries
Apr 12, 03:20 UTC	Venus square Pluto	Exact square
Apr 12, 17:43 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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