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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 2009?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 2009, the Sun was in Aries (27°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (51% illuminated). Venus, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°58' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 2°48' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°36'29" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2009	Apr 19, 2009 into Taurus
Moon	26°52'52" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 15, 2009	Apr 17, 2009 into Aquarius
Mercury	14°44'39" Taurus	Direct	Apr 9, 2009	Apr 30, 2009 into Gemini
Venus	29°12'12" Pisces	Stationing direct	Apr 11, 2009	Apr 24, 2009 into Aries
Mars	26°03'47" Pisces	Direct	Mar 15, 2009	Apr 22, 2009 into Aries
Jupiter	21°57'58" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	15°38'53" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	24°32'55" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	26°00'59" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	3°15'29" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	5°19'10" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on April 17, 2009

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 13:37 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	27°40' Capricorn
Apr 17, 18:19 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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