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Where Were the Planets on April 9, 2009?

Quick Answer

On April 9, 2009, the Sun was in Aries (19°46' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Venus, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 9, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°36' Libra at midnight UTC to 24°52' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 9, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°46'12" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2009	Apr 19, 2009 into Taurus
Moon	18°16'14" Libra	Direct	Apr 8, 2009	Apr 10, 2009 into Scorpio
Mercury	29°48'04" Aries	Direct	Mar 25, 2009	Apr 9, 2009 into Taurus
Venus	0°36'23" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2009	Apr 11, 2009 into Pisces
Mars	19°50'09" Pisces	Direct	Mar 15, 2009	Apr 22, 2009 into Aries
Jupiter	20°38'07" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	16°04'43" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	24°08'11" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	25°49'38" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	3°17'40" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	5°44'35" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 9, 2009

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 9, 14:21 UTC	Mercury enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 9, 14:56 UTC	Full Moon in Libra	19°53' Libra

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