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Where Were the Planets on January 30, 2009?

Quick Answer

On January 30, 2009, the Sun was in Aquarius (10°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (16% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 30, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°47' Pisces at midnight UTC to 4°36' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 30, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°44'08" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 19, 2009	Feb 18, 2009 into Pisces
Moon	28°10'29" Pisces	Direct	Jan 28, 2009	Jan 30, 2009 into Aries
Mercury	21°57'41" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 21, 2009	Feb 14, 2009 into Aquarius
Venus	26°52'46" Pisces	Direct	Jan 3, 2009	Feb 3, 2009 into Aries
Mars	26°00'44" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 27, 2008	Feb 4, 2009 into Aquarius
Jupiter	5°51'00" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	20°59'01" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	20°22'10" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	23°26'59" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	2°15'14" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	9°23'49" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 30, 2009

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 30, 15:24 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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