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Where Were the Planets on April 30, 2022?

Quick Answer

On April 30, 2022, the Sun was in Taurus (10°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 30, 2022. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°50' Aries at midnight UTC to 12°17' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 30, 2022
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°07'49" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 2022	May 21, 2022 into Gemini
Moon	6°05'27" Taurus	Direct	Apr 30, 2022	May 2, 2022 into Gemini
Mercury	0°30'31" Gemini	Direct	Apr 29, 2022	May 23, 2022 into Taurus
Venus	27°31'39" Pisces	Direct	Apr 5, 2022	May 2, 2022 into Aries
Mars	11°37'14" Pisces	Direct	Apr 15, 2022	May 24, 2022 into Aries
Jupiter	27°52'59" Pisces	Direct	Dec 29, 2021	May 10, 2022 into Aries
Saturn	24°14'39" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 17, 2020	Mar 7, 2023 into Pisces
Uranus	14°31'05" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	24°32'58" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	28°35'54" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	23°12'24" Taurus	Direct	Dec 23, 2021	Jul 12, 2023 into Aries

Sky Events on April 30, 2022

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

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 30, 00:18 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 30, 20:41 UTC	Partial Solar Eclipse in Taurus	10°28' Taurus
Apr 30, 21:11 UTC	Venus conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction

Born on April 30, 2022?

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