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Where Were the Planets on August 28, 2009?

Quick Answer

On August 28, 2009, the Sun was in Virgo (5°19' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (60% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 28, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°37' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 22°40' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 28, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°19'18" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2009	Sep 22, 2009 into Libra
Moon	16°40'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 27, 2009	Aug 29, 2009 into Capricorn
Mercury	2°11'58" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 2009	Sep 18, 2009 into Virgo
Venus	2°10'27" Leo	Direct	Aug 26, 2009	Sep 20, 2009 into Virgo
Mars	1°45'50" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 2009	Oct 16, 2009 into Leo
Jupiter	20°18'23" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	22°29'18" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	25°24'54" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	24°47'30" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	0°42'40" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	28°16'36" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 28, 2009

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 60% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 28, 13:23 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Exact sextile

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