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Where Were the Planets on April 9, 2012?

Quick Answer

On April 9, 2012, the Sun was in Aries (20°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (89% illuminated). Mars and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 9, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°33' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 5°23' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 9, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°02'06" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 2012	Apr 19, 2012 into Taurus
Moon	28°01'15" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 7, 2012	Apr 9, 2012 into Sagittarius
Mercury	24°57'58" Pisces	Direct	Mar 23, 2012	Apr 16, 2012 into Aries
Venus	5°14'28" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 2012	Aug 7, 2012 into Cancer
Mars	3°49'05" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 11, 2011	Jul 3, 2012 into Libra
Jupiter	15°12'47" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	26°39'34" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	5°24'11" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	2°19'34" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	9°33'44" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	7°42'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 9, 2012

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 9, 15:12 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Apr 9, 16:49 UTC	Venus sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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