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Where Were the Planets on April 23, 2048?

Quick Answer

On April 23, 2048, the Sun is in Taurus (4°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous (71% illuminated). Uranus is retrograde.

Jupiter enters Gemini, a sign change that comes around once every 12 years or so. Mercury meets Neptune in Taurus. Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 23, 2048. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°52' Leo at midnight UTC to 4°57' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 23, 2048
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°00'48" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2048	May 20, 2048 into Gemini
Moon	28°21'32" Leo	Direct	Apr 21, 2048	Apr 23, 2048 into Virgo
Mercury	20°25'43" Taurus	Direct	Apr 13, 2048	Apr 29, 2048 into Gemini
Venus	24°39'04" Aries	Direct	Apr 3, 2048	Apr 27, 2048 into Taurus
Mars	20°03'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 21, 2048	Sep 17, 2048 into Capricorn
Jupiter	0°05'41" Gemini	Direct	Apr 23, 2048	Sep 23, 2048 into Cancer
Saturn	15°59'12" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Oct 22, 2047	Jan 21, 2050 into Aquarius
Uranus	7°12'33" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 22, 2046	Dec 8, 2051 into Libra
Neptune	20°38'20" Taurus	Direct	Mar 23, 2039	Jul 16, 2051 into Gemini
Pluto	7°41'08" Pisces	Direct	Jan 19, 2044	Jun 18, 2066 into Aries
North Node	0°40'33" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 2046	May 6, 2048 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on April 23, 2048

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 23, 01:47 UTC	Jupiter enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Apr 23, 14:57 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.
Apr 23, 15:00 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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