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Where Were the Planets on December 20, 1909?

Quick Answer

On December 20, 1909, the Sun was in Sagittarius (27°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (55% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 20, 1909. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°14' Pisces at midnight UTC to 10°22' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 20, 1909
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°59'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1909	Dec 22, 1909 into Capricorn
Moon	3°17'35" Aries	Direct	Dec 20, 1909	Dec 22, 1909 into Taurus
Mercury	7°37'20" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 15, 1909	Jan 3, 1910 into Aquarius
Venus	13°57'23" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1909	Jan 15, 1910 into Pisces
Mars	12°03'29" Aries	Direct	Nov 20, 1909	Jan 23, 1910 into Taurus
Jupiter	12°06'47" Libra	Direct	Oct 11, 1909	Nov 11, 1910 into Scorpio
Saturn	16°22'22" Aries	Stationing retrograde	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	19°49'45" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	18°29'30" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	25°49'51" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	6°22'40" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 20, 1909

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 20, 02:18 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Pisces	27°35' Pisces
Dec 20, 06:24 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Dec 20, 15:34 UTC	Mars opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition

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