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Where Were the Planets on April 9, 2008?

Quick Answer

On April 9, 2008, the Sun was in Aries (20°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (16% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 9, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°06' Taurus at midnight UTC to 13°52' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 9, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°00'39" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2008	Apr 19, 2008 into Taurus
Moon	6°31'18" Gemini	Direct	Apr 9, 2008	Apr 11, 2008 into Cancer
Mercury	12°47'06" Aries	Direct	Apr 2, 2008	Apr 17, 2008 into Taurus
Venus	4°01'59" Aries	Direct	Apr 6, 2008	Apr 30, 2008 into Taurus
Mars	14°37'26" Cancer	Direct	Mar 4, 2008	May 9, 2008 into Leo
Jupiter	20°59'04" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	2°09'49" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	20°23'40" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	23°40'01" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	1°08'08" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 26, 2008	Jun 14, 2008 into Sagittarius
North Node	25°04'16" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 9, 2008

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 16% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 9, 01:26 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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