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Where Were the Planets on April 28, 2056?

Quick Answer

On April 28, 2056, the Sun is in Taurus (8°56' at noon UTC), the Moon is in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 28, 2056. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°05' Libra at midnight UTC to 28°19' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 28, 2056
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°56'14" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2056	May 20, 2056 into Gemini
Moon	20°41'16" Libra	Direct	Apr 27, 2056	Apr 29, 2056 into Scorpio
Mercury	9°42'29" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 2, 2056	Jun 9, 2056 into Gemini
Venus	1°29'09" Taurus	Direct	Apr 27, 2056	May 21, 2056 into Gemini
Mars	2°19'20" Aries	Direct	Apr 25, 2056	Jun 3, 2056 into Taurus
Jupiter	10°19'48" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 24, 2056	Mar 8, 2057 into Pisces
Saturn	15°51'12" Aries	Direct	Mar 22, 2055	May 20, 2057 into Taurus
Uranus	16°29'12" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 11, 2052	Nov 3, 2058 into Scorpio
Neptune	8°08'57" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 2052	Jul 3, 2065 into Cancer
Pluto	17°44'48" Pisces	Direct	Jan 19, 2044	Jun 18, 2066 into Aries
North Node	25°40'49" Cancer	Direct	Feb 6, 2056	Aug 26, 2057 into Gemini

Sky Events on April 28, 2056

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 28, 23:22 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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