Ephemeris April 2031

April 2031 opens with Mercury and Mars both moving retrograde. On 18 April Mercury turns direct in Aries. On 10 April Venus enters Gemini. The table below gives every position at 00:00 UT.

Ephemeris April 2031
Date	Sun	Moon	Mercury	Venus	Mars	Jupiter	Saturn	Uranus	Neptune	Pluto	True Node	Chiron	Moon phase
1	11°04' Aries	21°42' Cancer	17°41' AriesR	18°33' Taurus	21°34' ScorpioR	28°39' Sagittarius	4°55' Gemini	19°21' Gemini	12°58' Aries	13°13' Aquarius	29°19' ScorpioR	14°18' Taurus	First Quarter
2	12°03' Aries	3°43' Leo	17°01' AriesR	19°44' Taurus	21°32' ScorpioR	28°42' Sagittarius	5°01' Gemini	19°23' Gemini	13°00' Aries	13°14' Aquarius	29°17' ScorpioR	14°21' Taurus	First Quarter
3	13°03' Aries	15°55' Leo	16°17' AriesR	20°55' Taurus	21°29' ScorpioR	28°44' Sagittarius	5°07' Gemini	19°25' Gemini	13°02' Aries	13°15' Aquarius	29°12' ScorpioR	14°25' Taurus	Waxing Gibbous
4	14°02' Aries	28°24' Leo	15°31' AriesR	22°06' Taurus	21°24' ScorpioR	28°46' Sagittarius	5°12' Gemini	19°27' Gemini	13°05' Aries	13°16' Aquarius	29°06' ScorpioR	14°28' Taurus	Waxing Gibbous
5	15°01' Aries	11°12' Virgo	14°43' AriesR	23°16' Taurus	21°20' ScorpioR	28°48' Sagittarius	5°18' Gemini	19°29' Gemini	13°07' Aries	13°17' Aquarius	28°59' ScorpioR	14°32' Taurus	Waxing Gibbous
6	16°00' Aries	24°19' Virgo	13°54' AriesR	24°27' Taurus	21°14' ScorpioR	28°50' Sagittarius	5°24' Gemini	19°30' Gemini	13°09' Aries	13°18' Aquarius	28°51' ScorpioR	14°36' Taurus	Full Moon
7	16°59' Aries	7°47' Libra	13°06' AriesR	25°37' Taurus	21°08' ScorpioR	28°52' Sagittarius	5°30' Gemini	19°32' Gemini	13°11' Aries	13°19' Aquarius	28°44' ScorpioR	14°39' Taurus	Full Moon
8	17°58' Aries	21°32' Libra	12°19' AriesR	26°47' Taurus	21°01' ScorpioR	28°53' Sagittarius	5°36' Gemini	19°35' Gemini	13°14' Aries	13°20' Aquarius	28°38' ScorpioR	14°43' Taurus	Full Moon
9	18°57' Aries	5°31' Scorpio	11°34' AriesR	27°57' Taurus	20°53' ScorpioR	28°55' Sagittarius	5°42' Gemini	19°37' Gemini	13°16' Aries	13°21' Aquarius	28°34' ScorpioR	14°46' Taurus	Full Moon
10	19°56' Aries	19°40' Scorpio	10°52' AriesR	29°07' Taurus	20°44' ScorpioR	28°56' Sagittarius	5°48' Gemini	19°39' Gemini	13°18' Aries	13°22' Aquarius	28°33' ScorpioR	14°50' Taurus	Waning Gibbous
11	20°55' Aries	3°56' Sagittarius	10°13' AriesR	0°17' Gemini	20°35' ScorpioR	28°57' Sagittarius	5°55' Gemini	19°41' Gemini	13°20' Aries	13°23' Aquarius	28°32' Scorpio	14°54' Taurus	Waning Gibbous
12	21°54' Aries	18°14' Sagittarius	9°38' AriesR	1°27' Gemini	20°24' ScorpioR	28°58' Sagittarius	6°01' Gemini	19°43' Gemini	13°23' Aries	13°24' Aquarius	28°33' Scorpio	14°57' Taurus	Waning Gibbous
13	22°52' Aries	2°31' Capricorn	9°08' AriesR	2°36' Gemini	20°13' ScorpioR	28°58' Sagittarius	6°07' Gemini	19°45' Gemini	13°25' Aries	13°25' Aquarius	28°35' Scorpio	15°01' Taurus	Last Quarter
14	23°51' Aries	16°44' Capricorn	8°42' AriesR	3°46' Gemini	20°02' ScorpioR	28°58' Sagittarius	6°14' Gemini	19°48' Gemini	13°27' Aries	13°26' Aquarius	28°36' Scorpio	15°05' Taurus	Last Quarter
15	24°50' Aries	0°52' Aquarius	8°21' AriesR	4°55' Gemini	19°49' ScorpioR	28°59' Sagittarius	6°20' Gemini	19°50' Gemini	13°29' Aries	13°27' Aquarius	28°36' ScorpioR	15°09' Taurus	Last Quarter
16	25°49' Aries	14°53' Aquarius	8°06' AriesR	6°04' Gemini	19°36' ScorpioR	28°59' SagittariusR	6°27' Gemini	19°52' Gemini	13°32' Aries	13°27' Aquarius	28°35' ScorpioR	15°12' Taurus	Last Quarter
17	26°48' Aries	28°46' Aquarius	7°56' AriesR	7°13' Gemini	19°22' ScorpioR	28°58' SagittariusR	6°33' Gemini	19°55' Gemini	13°34' Aries	13°28' Aquarius	28°32' ScorpioR	15°16' Taurus	Waning Crescent
18	27°46' Aries	12°28' Pisces	7°51' AriesR	8°22' Gemini	19°08' ScorpioR	28°58' SagittariusR	6°40' Gemini	19°57' Gemini	13°36' Aries	13°29' Aquarius	28°28' ScorpioR	15°20' Taurus	Waning Crescent
19	28°45' Aries	25°59' Pisces	7°51' Aries	9°31' Gemini	18°53' ScorpioR	28°58' SagittariusR	6°47' Gemini	20°00' Gemini	13°38' Aries	13°29' Aquarius	28°23' ScorpioR	15°24' Taurus	Waning Crescent
20	29°44' Aries	9°16' Aries	7°56' Aries	10°40' Gemini	18°37' ScorpioR	28°57' SagittariusR	6°53' Gemini	20°02' Gemini	13°41' Aries	13°30' Aquarius	28°18' ScorpioR	15°28' Taurus	New Moon
21	0°42' Taurus	22°19' Aries	8°06' Aries	11°48' Gemini	18°20' ScorpioR	28°56' SagittariusR	7°00' Gemini	20°05' Gemini	13°43' Aries	13°31' Aquarius	28°14' ScorpioR	15°32' Taurus	New Moon
22	1°41' Taurus	5°08' Taurus	8°21' Aries	12°57' Gemini	18°03' ScorpioR	28°55' SagittariusR	7°07' Gemini	20°07' Gemini	13°45' Aries	13°31' Aquarius	28°11' ScorpioR	15°36' Taurus	New Moon
23	2°39' Taurus	17°41' Taurus	8°41' Aries	14°05' Gemini	17°45' ScorpioR	28°53' SagittariusR	7°14' Gemini	20°10' Gemini	13°47' Aries	13°32' Aquarius	28°10' ScorpioR	15°39' Taurus	New Moon
24	3°38' Taurus	0°00' Gemini	9°05' Aries	15°13' Gemini	17°27' ScorpioR	28°52' SagittariusR	7°21' Gemini	20°13' Gemini	13°49' Aries	13°33' Aquarius	28°09' Scorpio	15°43' Taurus	Waxing Crescent
25	4°36' Taurus	12°07' Gemini	9°34' Aries	16°21' Gemini	17°08' ScorpioR	28°50' SagittariusR	7°28' Gemini	20°15' Gemini	13°51' Aries	13°33' Aquarius	28°10' Scorpio	15°47' Taurus	Waxing Crescent
26	5°35' Taurus	24°04' Gemini	10°07' Aries	17°29' Gemini	16°49' ScorpioR	28°48' SagittariusR	7°35' Gemini	20°18' Gemini	13°54' Aries	13°34' Aquarius	28°11' Scorpio	15°51' Taurus	Waxing Crescent
27	6°33' Taurus	5°56' Cancer	10°44' Aries	18°37' Gemini	16°29' ScorpioR	28°46' SagittariusR	7°42' Gemini	20°21' Gemini	13°56' Aries	13°34' Aquarius	28°13' Scorpio	15°55' Taurus	Waxing Crescent
28	7°32' Taurus	17°46' Cancer	11°24' Aries	19°44' Gemini	16°09' ScorpioR	28°44' SagittariusR	7°49' Gemini	20°24' Gemini	13°58' Aries	13°35' Aquarius	28°14' Scorpio	15°59' Taurus	First Quarter
29	8°30' Taurus	29°38' Cancer	12°09' Aries	20°51' Gemini	15°48' ScorpioR	28°42' SagittariusR	7°56' Gemini	20°27' Gemini	14°00' Aries	13°35' Aquarius	28°15' Scorpio	16°03' Taurus	First Quarter
30	9°28' Taurus	11°38' Leo	12°57' Aries	21°58' Gemini	15°28' ScorpioR	28°39' SagittariusR	8°03' Gemini	20°29' Gemini	14°02' Aries	13°36' Aquarius	28°16' ScorpioR	16°07' Taurus	First Quarter

R marks a planet moving retrograde on that day.

This month in the sky

Retrograde stations

≈ 15 April, 12:00 UTCJupiterturns retrograde28° Sagittarius

≈ 18 April, 11:00 UTCMercuryturns direct7° Aries

Station times are read from the daily speed and rounded to the hour, so they are approximate.

Sign changes

10 April, 18:02 UTCVenusenters Gemini

20 April, 06:32 UTCSunenters Taurus

Moon phases

7 April, 17:21 UTCFull Moon17°41' Libra

14 April, 12:58 UTCLast Quarter24°23' Capricorn

21 April, 16:57 UTCNew Moon1°24' Taurus

29 April, 19:19 UTCFirst Quarter9°17' Leo

Void of course Moon

≈ 31 March, 23:44 UTC→1 April, 16:37 UTClast aspect: Mars trine · enters Leo

≈ 4 April, 00:43 UTC→4 April, 03:02 UTClast aspect: Jupiter trine · enters Virgo

≈ 6 April, 08:08 UTC→6 April, 10:12 UTClast aspect: Jupiter square · enters Libra

≈ 8 April, 12:42 UTC→8 April, 14:35 UTClast aspect: Jupiter sextile · enters Scorpio

≈ 10 April, 17:19 UTC→10 April, 17:23 UTClast aspect: Venus opposition · enters Sagittarius

≈ 12 April, 18:02 UTC→12 April, 19:46 UTClast aspect: Jupiter conjunction · enters Capricorn

≈ 14 April, 12:58 UTC→14 April, 22:31 UTClast aspect: Sun square · enters Aquarius

≈ 17 April, 00:23 UTC→17 April, 02:09 UTClast aspect: Jupiter sextile · enters Pisces

≈ 19 April, 05:21 UTC→19 April, 07:13 UTClast aspect: Jupiter square · enters Aries

≈ 21 April, 12:18 UTC→21 April, 14:20 UTClast aspect: Jupiter trine · enters Taurus

≈ 23 April, 00:08 UTC→24 April, 00:00 UTClast aspect: Mars opposition · enters Gemini

≈ 26 April, 09:32 UTC→26 April, 11:58 UTClast aspect: Jupiter opposition · enters Cancer

≈ 27 April, 20:49 UTC→29 April, 00:44 UTClast aspect: Mars trine · enters Leo

Classical method: the last exact aspect of the Moon to a planet from the Sun to Saturn opens the void, and the Moon's sign change closes it. The start is approximate, the end is exact.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which planets are retrograde in April 2031?

In April 2031 the stations are: Jupiter turns retrograde (15 April) and Mercury turns direct (18 April). The R in the table marks every day a planet is retrograde.

When is the Full Moon in April 2031?

The Full Moon is on 7 April at 17:21 UTC, in Libra.

How do I read this table?

Each row is one day at 00:00 Universal Time and each column is one body. A cell gives the degree and minute within the sign, and an R means the body is moving retrograde that day. Read down a column to follow one planet, read across a row to see the whole sky on one date.

Calculated with Swiss Ephemeris. Positions are geocentric and in the tropical zodiac, for 00:00 Universal Time.

Data generated on 9 September 2026.