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Where Were the Planets on April 18, 2021?

Quick Answer

On April 18, 2021, the Sun was in Aries (28°40' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (33% 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 18, 2021. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°17' Cancer at midnight UTC to 14°23' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 18, 2021
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun28°40'30" AriesDirect into Taurus
Moon8°18'40" CancerDirect into Leo
Mercury28°01'24" AriesDirect into Taurus
Venus4°37'12" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mars26°58'37" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter26°24'58" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Saturn12°32'25" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Uranus9°58'29" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Neptune22°01'12" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto26°47'13" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node13°10'13" GeminiDirect into Taurus

Sky Events on April 18, 2021

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 33% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on April 18, 2021?

The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Aries, 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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