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Where Were the Planets on May 9, 2009?

Quick Answer

On May 9, 2009, the Sun was in Taurus (18°59' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 9, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°33' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 29°03' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 9, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°59'47" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 2009	May 20, 2009 into Gemini
Moon	22°50'25" Scorpio	Direct	May 7, 2009	May 10, 2009 into Sagittarius
Mercury	1°31'37" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 30, 2009	May 13, 2009 into Taurus
Venus	6°55'35" Aries	Direct	Apr 24, 2009	Jun 6, 2009 into Taurus
Mars	13°02'31" Aries	Direct	Apr 22, 2009	May 31, 2009 into Taurus
Jupiter	24°56'02" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	14°57'35" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	25°32'16" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	26°22'36" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	2°59'57" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	4°09'16" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 9, 2009

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 9, 04:02 UTC	Full Moon in Scorpio	18°40' Scorpio

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