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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 2009?

Quick Answer

On January 1, 2009, the Sun was in Capricorn (11°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (21% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 1, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°46' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 12°06' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°12'35" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2008	Jan 19, 2009 into Aquarius
Moon	5°55'04" Pisces	Direct	Jan 1, 2009	Jan 3, 2009 into Aries
Mercury	0°06'49" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 1, 2009	Jan 21, 2009 into Capricorn
Venus	27°47'46" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 7, 2008	Jan 3, 2009 into Pisces
Mars	3°53'49" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 27, 2008	Feb 4, 2009 into Aquarius
Jupiter	29°02'12" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	21°45'57" Virgo	Stationing direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	19°15'05" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	22°27'09" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	1°16'28" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	10°55'57" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 1, 2009

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 21% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 1, 00:27 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Jan 1, 09:50 UTC	Mercury enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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