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April 9, 1971

Mercury stations retrograde

3°46′ Taurus · 12:07 pm ET

Full Moon in Libra · 99% lit

Daily WeatherLibra · waxing 99%

Friday, April 9, 1971

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Moon in Libra · waxing 99% · Jupiter ℞ in Sagittarius · four planets retrograde

12:07 pm ET · 3°46′ Taurus

Mercury stations retrograde

From Earth's vantage the planet stands still at 3°46′ Taurus, opening a retrograde that runs until May 3.

  • applying♀ ⚹ ♂exact Thu 12:17 am ET

A day of turning — you may notice long-running questions asking to be revisited rather than resolved.

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Positions

  • Sun19°10′ Aries
  • Moon6°32′ Libra
  • Mercury3°46′ Taurus
  • Venus13°14′ Pisces
  • Mars16°44′ Capricorn
  • Jupiter℞︎6°00′ Sagittarius
  • Saturn21°12′ Taurus
  • Uranus℞︎11°12′ Libra
  • Neptune℞︎2°45′ Sagittarius
  • Pluto℞︎27°49′ Virgo
  • North Node22°12′ Aquarius

Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune & Pluto retrograde

Active aspects

  • Moon sextile Jupiter0.5° orb
  • Sun square Mars2.4° orb
  • Jupiter conjunction Neptune3.3° orb
  • Venus sextile Mars3.5° orb
  • Moon sextile Neptune3.8° orb
  • Mars trine Saturn4.5° orb
  • Moon conjunction Uranus4.7° orb
  • Neptune sextile Pluto4.9° orb

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