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Where Were the Planets on February 9, 2012?

Quick Answer

On February 9, 2012, the Sun was in Aquarius (20°08' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). Mars and Saturn 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 February 9, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°48' Virgo at midnight UTC to 18°04' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 9, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°08'02" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 2012	Feb 19, 2012 into Pisces
Moon	10°55'32" Virgo	Direct	Feb 8, 2012	Feb 10, 2012 into Libra
Mercury	21°44'35" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 27, 2012	Feb 14, 2012 into Pisces
Venus	1°28'17" Aries	Direct	Feb 8, 2012	Mar 5, 2012 into Taurus
Mars	21°20'25" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 11, 2011	Jul 3, 2012 into Libra
Jupiter	3°43'56" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	29°30'15" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	2°09'07" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	0°13'01" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	8°37'58" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	10°52'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on February 9, 2012

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on February 9, 2012?

Venus and Uranus sat less than a degree apart in Aries, 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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