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Where Were the Planets on February 6, 2009?

Quick Answer

On February 6, 2009, the Sun was in Aquarius (17°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (87% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 6, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°29' Gemini at midnight UTC to 12°13' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 6, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°50'12" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 19, 2009	Feb 18, 2009 into Pisces
Moon	4°50'56" Cancer	Direct	Feb 6, 2009	Feb 8, 2009 into Leo
Mercury	23°16'35" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 21, 2009	Feb 14, 2009 into Aquarius
Venus	2°41'45" Aries	Direct	Feb 3, 2009	Apr 11, 2009 into Pisces
Mars	1°25'17" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 4, 2009	Mar 15, 2009 into Pisces
Jupiter	7°30'01" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	20°35'42" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	20°42'36" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	23°42'47" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	2°27'26" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	9°01'34" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on February 6, 2009

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 6, 04:05 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Feb 6, 04:25 UTC	Venus square Pluto	Exact square

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