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Where Were the Planets on April 8, 2025?

Quick Answer

On April 8, 2025, the Sun was in Aries (18°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (82% illuminated). Venus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 8, 2025. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°57' Leo at midnight UTC to 5°16' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 8, 2025
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°54'09" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2025	Apr 19, 2025 into Taurus
Moon	29°08'46" Leo	Direct	Apr 6, 2025	Apr 8, 2025 into Virgo
Mercury	26°52'27" Pisces	Stationing retrograde	Mar 30, 2025	Apr 16, 2025 into Aries
Venus	25°02'31" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 27, 2025	Apr 30, 2025 into Aries
Mars	26°12'49" Cancer	Direct	Jan 6, 2025	Apr 18, 2025 into Leo
Jupiter	17°11'32" Gemini	Direct	May 25, 2024	Jun 9, 2025 into Cancer
Saturn	25°22'35" Pisces	Direct	Mar 7, 2023	May 25, 2025 into Aries
Uranus	25°06'50" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	0°20'10" Aries	Direct	Mar 30, 2025	Oct 22, 2025 into Pisces
Pluto	3°39'26" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	26°20'04" Pisces	Direct	Jan 29, 2025	Aug 18, 2026 into Aquarius

Sky Events on April 8, 2025

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 82% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 8, 04:49 UTC	Venus sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Apr 8, 13:39 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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