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Where Were the Planets on April 10, 2009?

Quick Answer

On April 10, 2009, the Sun was in Aries (20°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Venus, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 10, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°52' Libra at midnight UTC to 7°53' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 10, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°45'06" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2009	Apr 19, 2009 into Taurus
Moon	1°25'14" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 10, 2009	Apr 12, 2009 into Sagittarius
Mercury	1°48'40" Taurus	Direct	Apr 9, 2009	Apr 30, 2009 into Gemini
Venus	0°17'20" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2009	Apr 11, 2009 into Pisces
Mars	20°36'55" Pisces	Direct	Mar 15, 2009	Apr 22, 2009 into Aries
Jupiter	20°48'29" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	16°01'13" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	24°11'21" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	25°51'09" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	3°17'30" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	5°41'24" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 10, 2009

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 10, 09:23 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Apr 10, 13:40 UTC	The Sun sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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