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Where Were the Planets on February 8, 2009?

Quick Answer

On February 8, 2009, the Sun was in Aquarius (19°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 8, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°04' Cancer at midnight UTC to 11°53' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 8, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°51'44" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 19, 2009	Feb 18, 2009 into Pisces
Moon	4°30'05" Leo	Direct	Feb 8, 2009	Feb 10, 2009 into Virgo
Mercury	24°32'07" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 21, 2009	Feb 14, 2009 into Aquarius
Venus	4°13'24" Aries	Direct	Feb 3, 2009	Apr 11, 2009 into Pisces
Mars	2°58'15" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 4, 2009	Mar 15, 2009 into Pisces
Jupiter	7°58'10" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	20°28'21" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	20°48'40" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	23°47'20" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	2°30'44" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	8°55'13" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on February 8, 2009

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 8, 04:43 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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