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Where Were the Planets on April 1, 2009?

Quick Answer

On April 1, 2009, the Sun was in Aries (11°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (38% illuminated). Venus and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 1, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°16' Gemini at midnight UTC to 4°24' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 1, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°53'46" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2009	Apr 19, 2009 into Taurus
Moon	27°20'42" Gemini	Direct	Mar 30, 2009	Apr 1, 2009 into Cancer
Mercury	13°19'24" Aries	Direct	Mar 25, 2009	Apr 9, 2009 into Taurus
Venus	4°23'15" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2009	Apr 11, 2009 into Pisces
Mars	13°35'26" Pisces	Direct	Mar 15, 2009	Apr 22, 2009 into Aries
Jupiter	19°11'36" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	16°35'14" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	23°42'16" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	25°36'42" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	3°17'52" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	6°10'00" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 1, 2009

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 38% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 1, 16:30 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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