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Where Were the Planets on April 9, 1909?

Quick Answer

On April 9, 1909, the Sun was in Aries (18°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (88% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 9, 1909. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°39' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 6°05' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 9, 1909
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°59'28" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1909	Apr 20, 1909 into Taurus
Moon	29°51'28" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 7, 1909	Apr 9, 1909 into Sagittarius
Mercury	6°13'36" Aries	Direct	Apr 6, 1909	Apr 21, 1909 into Taurus
Venus	13°59'17" Aries	Direct	Mar 29, 1909	Apr 22, 1909 into Taurus
Mars	29°45'47" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 24, 1909	Apr 9, 1909 into Aquarius
Jupiter	5°16'41" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	13°49'00" Aries	Direct	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	20°57'47" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°22'05" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	23°59'27" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	19°52'52" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 9, 1909

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 9, 08:18 UTC	Venus conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction
Apr 9, 12:16 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Apr 9, 19:25 UTC	Venus square Neptune	Exact square
Apr 9, 20:31 UTC	Mars enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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