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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 2043?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 2043, the Sun is in Aries (26°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase is First Quarter (51% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Uranus are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 2043. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°36' Cancer at midnight UTC to 4°00' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 2043
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°24'20" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2043	Apr 20, 2043 into Taurus
Moon	27°22'03" Cancer	Direct	Apr 14, 2043	Apr 16, 2043 into Leo
Mercury	10°45'22" Taurus	Stationing direct	Apr 2, 2043	Jun 9, 2043 into Gemini
Venus	26°46'54" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 2043	Apr 19, 2043 into Aries
Mars	14°49'01" Aries	Direct	Mar 28, 2043	May 6, 2043 into Taurus
Jupiter	3°34'09" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 1, 2043	Jun 9, 2043 into Sagittarius
Saturn	16°37'25" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jul 14, 2042	Feb 21, 2044 into Sagittarius
Uranus	13°18'58" Leo	Retrograde	May 15, 2040	Oct 6, 2045 into Virgo
Neptune	9°30'30" Taurus	Direct	Mar 23, 2039	Jul 16, 2051 into Gemini
Pluto	0°54'02" Pisces	Direct	Mar 9, 2043	Sep 1, 2043 into Aquarius
North Node	7°47'34" Aries	Direct	Feb 21, 2042	Sep 10, 2043 into Pisces

Sky Events on April 16, 2043

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 10:09 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	26°20' Cancer
Apr 16, 16:43 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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