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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 2048?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 2048, the Sun is in Aries (27°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase is Waxing Crescent (10% illuminated). Uranus is retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 2048. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°30' Taurus at midnight UTC to 9°20' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 2048
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°10'37" Aries	Direct	Mar 19, 2048	Apr 19, 2048 into Taurus
Moon	3°26'34" Gemini	Direct	Apr 16, 2048	Apr 18, 2048 into Cancer
Mercury	7°00'37" Taurus	Direct	Apr 13, 2048	Apr 29, 2048 into Gemini
Venus	16°00'35" Aries	Direct	Apr 3, 2048	Apr 27, 2048 into Taurus
Mars	19°12'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 21, 2048	Sep 17, 2048 into Capricorn
Jupiter	28°33'04" Taurus	Direct	Apr 13, 2047	Apr 23, 2048 into Gemini
Saturn	15°56'13" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 22, 2047	Jan 21, 2050 into Aquarius
Uranus	7°21'11" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 22, 2046	Dec 8, 2051 into Libra
Neptune	20°23'19" Taurus	Direct	Mar 23, 2039	Jul 16, 2051 into Gemini
Pluto	7°33'23" Pisces	Direct	Jan 19, 2044	Jun 18, 2066 into Aries
North Node	1°02'47" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 2046	May 6, 2048 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on April 16, 2048

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 05:01 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Apr 16, 10:34 UTC	Venus square Saturn	Exact square
Apr 16, 15:59 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine
Apr 16, 18:29 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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