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Where Were the Planets on August 27, 2009?

Quick Answer

On August 27, 2009, the Sun was in Virgo (4°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 27, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°18' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 10°36' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 27, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°21'21" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2009	Sep 22, 2009 into Libra
Moon	4°29'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 27, 2009	Aug 29, 2009 into Capricorn
Mercury	1°24'52" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 2009	Sep 18, 2009 into Virgo
Venus	0°58'57" Leo	Direct	Aug 26, 2009	Sep 20, 2009 into Virgo
Mars	1°07'53" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 2009	Oct 16, 2009 into Leo
Jupiter	20°25'44" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	22°22'02" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	25°27'05" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	24°49'07" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	0°43'07" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	28°19'46" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 27, 2009

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 27, 03:16 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Aug 27, 11:42 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	4°20' Sagittarius

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