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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 2025?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 2025, the Sun was in Aries (26°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (89% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 2025. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°41' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 10°39' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 2025
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°44'41" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2025	Apr 19, 2025 into Taurus
Moon	4°40'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 16, 2025	Apr 18, 2025 into Capricorn
Mercury	0°09'33" Aries	Direct	Apr 16, 2025	May 10, 2025 into Taurus
Venus	24°51'28" Pisces	Direct	Mar 27, 2025	Apr 30, 2025 into Aries
Mars	29°18'46" Cancer	Direct	Jan 6, 2025	Apr 18, 2025 into Leo
Jupiter	18°35'38" Gemini	Direct	May 25, 2024	Jun 9, 2025 into Cancer
Saturn	26°17'35" Pisces	Direct	Mar 7, 2023	May 25, 2025 into Aries
Uranus	25°31'20" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	0°37'16" Aries	Direct	Mar 30, 2025	Oct 22, 2025 into Pisces
Pluto	3°44'25" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	25°54'39" Pisces	Direct	Jan 29, 2025	Aug 18, 2026 into Aquarius

Sky Events on April 16, 2025

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 02:37 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Apr 16, 06:25 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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