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Where Were the Planets on March 9, 2009?

Quick Answer

On March 9, 2009, the Sun was in Pisces (19°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Venus and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 9, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°43' Leo at midnight UTC to 4°59' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 9, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°03'05" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 2009	Mar 20, 2009 into Aries
Moon	27°52'38" Leo	Direct	Mar 7, 2009	Mar 9, 2009 into Virgo
Mercury	1°08'10" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 2009	Mar 25, 2009 into Aries
Venus	15°17'53" Aries	Stationing direct	Feb 3, 2009	Apr 11, 2009 into Pisces
Mars	25°35'08" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 4, 2009	Mar 15, 2009 into Pisces
Jupiter	14°32'27" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	18°19'34" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	22°24'09" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	24°52'10" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	3°07'00" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	7°23'05" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on March 9, 2009

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 9, 15:34 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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