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Where Were the Planets on February 21, 2009?

Quick Answer

On February 21, 2009, the Sun was in Pisces (2°59' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (12% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 21, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°01' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 28°56' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 21, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°59'33" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 2009	Mar 20, 2009 into Aries
Moon	22°58'27" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 19, 2009	Feb 22, 2009 into Aquarius
Mercury	7°58'39" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 14, 2009	Mar 8, 2009 into Pisces
Venus	12°13'04" Aries	Direct	Feb 3, 2009	Apr 11, 2009 into Pisces
Mars	13°04'50" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 4, 2009	Mar 15, 2009 into Pisces
Jupiter	10°58'52" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	19°34'32" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	21°30'05" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	24°16'55" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	2°49'50" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	8°13'55" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on February 21, 2009

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 21, 08:03 UTC	The Sun sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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