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Where Were the Planets on November 4, 2009?

Quick Answer

On November 4, 2009, the Sun was in Scorpio (12°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 4, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°08' Taurus at midnight UTC to 11°13' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 4, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°12'14" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 2009	Nov 22, 2009 into Sagittarius
Moon	4°10'33" Gemini	Direct	Nov 4, 2009	Nov 6, 2009 into Cancer
Mercury	11°41'08" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 28, 2009	Nov 16, 2009 into Sagittarius
Venus	25°36'01" Libra	Direct	Oct 14, 2009	Nov 8, 2009 into Scorpio
Mars	8°41'55" Leo	Direct	Oct 16, 2009	Jun 7, 2010 into Virgo
Jupiter	17°59'15" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	0°36'45" Libra	Direct	Oct 29, 2009	Apr 7, 2010 into Virgo
Uranus	23°00'48" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	23°41'45" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	1°23'41" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	24°40'33" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on November 4, 2009

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 4, 04:52 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on November 4, 2009?

The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Scorpio, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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