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Where Were the Planets on April 5, 2009?

Quick Answer

On April 5, 2009, the Sun was in Aries (15°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (81% illuminated). Venus, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 5, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°37' Leo at midnight UTC to 0°33' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 5, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°50'17" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2009	Apr 19, 2009 into Taurus
Moon	23°36'27" Leo	Direct	Apr 3, 2009	Apr 5, 2009 into Virgo
Mercury	21°35'05" Aries	Direct	Mar 25, 2009	Apr 9, 2009 into Taurus
Venus	2°14'56" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2009	Apr 11, 2009 into Pisces
Mars	16°42'55" Pisces	Direct	Mar 15, 2009	Apr 22, 2009 into Aries
Jupiter	19°55'40" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	16°19'27" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	23°55'22" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	25°43'22" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	3°18'01" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	5°57'18" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 5, 2009

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 5, 00:53 UTC	Mars opposite Saturn	Exact opposition
Apr 5, 23:01 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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