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Where Were the Planets on September 9, 2008?

Quick Answer

On September 9, 2008, the Sun was in Virgo (17°10' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (68% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 9, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°06' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 14°05' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 9, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°10'31" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2008	Sep 22, 2008 into Libra
Moon	8°05'09" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 8, 2008	Sep 11, 2008 into Aquarius
Mercury	13°53'28" Libra	Direct	Aug 29, 2008	Nov 4, 2008 into Scorpio
Venus	12°07'09" Libra	Direct	Aug 30, 2008	Sep 24, 2008 into Scorpio
Mars	13°35'33" Libra	Direct	Aug 19, 2008	Oct 4, 2008 into Scorpio
Jupiter	12°32'01" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	12°36'03" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	20°49'05" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	22°11'52" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	28°29'46" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Jun 14, 2008	Nov 27, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	16°58'09" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on September 9, 2008

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 68% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 9, 20:09 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Exact square

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