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Where Were the Planets on April 12, 2023?

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On April 12, 2023, the Sun was in Aries (22°19' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (60% 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 12, 2023. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°44' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 17°45' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 12, 2023
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun22°19'17" AriesDirect into Taurus
Moon10°44'09" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury11°36'13" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Venus1°30'54" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars9°04'32" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter21°53'32" AriesDirect into Taurus
Saturn3°51'37" PiscesDirect into Aries
Uranus17°23'31" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Neptune26°08'07" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto0°16'29" AquariusDirect into Capricorn
North Node4°49'54" TaurusDirect into Aries

Sky Events on April 12, 2023

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 60% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on April 12, 2023?

The Sun and Jupiter 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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