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Where Were the Planets on April 1, 2056?

Quick Answer

On April 1, 2056, the Sun is in Aries (12°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase is Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Uranus is retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 1, 2056. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°05' Libra at midnight UTC to 5°20' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 1, 2056
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°29'41" Aries	Direct	Mar 19, 2056	Apr 19, 2056 into Taurus
Moon	27°43'41" Libra	Direct	Mar 30, 2056	Apr 1, 2056 into Scorpio
Mercury	29°03'15" Aries	Direct	Mar 17, 2056	Apr 2, 2056 into Taurus
Venus	28°07'29" Pisces	Direct	Mar 9, 2056	Apr 3, 2056 into Aries
Mars	11°20'16" Pisces	Direct	Mar 17, 2056	Apr 25, 2056 into Aries
Jupiter	6°55'00" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 24, 2056	Mar 8, 2057 into Pisces
Saturn	12°31'07" Aries	Direct	Mar 22, 2055	May 20, 2057 into Taurus
Uranus	17°37'10" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 11, 2052	Nov 3, 2058 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°21'35" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 2052	Jul 3, 2065 into Cancer
Pluto	17°09'43" Pisces	Direct	Jan 19, 2044	Jun 18, 2066 into Aries
North Node	27°06'36" Cancer	Direct	Feb 6, 2056	Aug 26, 2057 into Gemini

Sky Events on April 1, 2056

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 1, 12:40 UTC	The Sun conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction
Apr 1, 15:34 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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