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Where Were the Planets on April 5, 2025?

Quick Answer

On April 5, 2025, the Sun was in Aries (15°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% illuminated). Mercury and Venus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 5, 2025. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°17' Cancer at midnight UTC to 27°30' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 5, 2025
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°57'06" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2025	Apr 19, 2025 into Taurus
Moon	20°57'33" Cancer	Direct	Apr 3, 2025	Apr 6, 2025 into Leo
Mercury	27°00'08" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 30, 2025	Apr 16, 2025 into Aries
Venus	25°46'40" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 27, 2025	Apr 30, 2025 into Aries
Mars	25°07'52" Cancer	Direct	Jan 6, 2025	Apr 18, 2025 into Leo
Jupiter	16°41'39" Gemini	Direct	May 25, 2024	Jun 9, 2025 into Cancer
Saturn	25°01'26" Pisces	Direct	Mar 7, 2023	May 25, 2025 into Aries
Uranus	24°58'03" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	0°13'35" Aries	Direct	Mar 30, 2025	Oct 22, 2025 into Pisces
Pluto	3°37'07" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	26°29'35" Pisces	Direct	Jan 29, 2025	Aug 18, 2026 into Aquarius

Sky Events on April 5, 2025

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 5, 00:57 UTC	Mars trine Saturn	Exact trine
Apr 5, 02:15 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	15°33' Cancer

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