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Where Were the Planets on June 9, 2008?

Quick Answer

On June 9, 2008, the Sun was in Gemini (19°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (38% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 9, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°52' Leo at midnight UTC to 12°01' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 9, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°01'10" Gemini	Direct	May 20, 2008	Jun 20, 2008 into Cancer
Moon	5°30'33" Virgo	Direct	Jun 9, 2008	Jun 11, 2008 into Libra
Mercury	16°12'57" Gemini	Retrograde	May 2, 2008	Jul 10, 2008 into Cancer
Venus	19°06'23" Gemini	Direct	May 24, 2008	Jun 18, 2008 into Cancer
Mars	17°02'05" Leo	Direct	May 9, 2008	Jul 1, 2008 into Virgo
Jupiter	20°54'28" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	2°52'29" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	22°31'58" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	24°12'30" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	0°07'13" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 26, 2008	Jun 14, 2008 into Sagittarius
North Node	21°50'28" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on June 9, 2008

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 38% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 9, 02:01 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Jun 9, 04:20 UTC	The Sun conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction

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