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Where Were the Planets on April 9, 2011?

Quick Answer

On April 9, 2011, the Sun was in Aries (19°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (30% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 9, 2011. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°54' Gemini at midnight UTC to 1°34' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 9, 2011
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°17'50" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2011	Apr 20, 2011 into Taurus
Moon	25°12'35" Gemini	Direct	Apr 7, 2011	Apr 9, 2011 into Cancer
Mercury	19°51'02" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 9, 2011	May 15, 2011 into Taurus
Venus	15°54'17" Pisces	Direct	Mar 27, 2011	Apr 21, 2011 into Aries
Mars	5°40'34" Aries	Direct	Apr 2, 2011	May 11, 2011 into Taurus
Jupiter	17°09'18" Aries	Direct	Jan 22, 2011	Jun 4, 2011 into Taurus
Saturn	13°27'08" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	1°36'43" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	0°08'39" Pisces	Direct	Apr 4, 2011	Aug 5, 2011 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°30'27" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	27°05'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 9, 2011

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 30% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 9, 19:35 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Apr 9, 21:01 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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