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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 2070?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 2070, the Sun is in Aries (27°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase is First Quarter (48% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Uranus are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 2070. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°55' Cancer at midnight UTC to 1°45' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 2070
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°50'17" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2070	Apr 19, 2070 into Taurus
Moon	24°53'15" Cancer	Direct	Apr 15, 2070	Apr 17, 2070 into Leo
Mercury	20°30'47" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 10, 2070	May 16, 2070 into Taurus
Venus	15°19'47" Pisces	Direct	Apr 3, 2070	Apr 30, 2070 into Aries
Mars	9°35'22" Cancer	Direct	Mar 30, 2070	May 23, 2070 into Leo
Jupiter	11°06'01" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 2070	Mar 9, 2071 into Taurus
Saturn	15°14'28" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 11, 2068	Dec 25, 2070 into Scorpio
Uranus	23°20'45" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 28, 2065	Jan 22, 2072 into Capricorn
Neptune	8°25'03" Cancer	Direct	May 1, 2066	Sep 1, 2078 into Leo
Pluto	3°29'51" Aries	Direct	Feb 23, 2068	Jun 9, 2095 into Taurus
North Node	25°30'38" Libra	Direct	Jan 22, 2070	Aug 12, 2071 into Virgo

Sky Events on April 17, 2070

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 17:32 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	28°04' Cancer
Apr 17, 20:54 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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