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Where Were the Planets on December 9, 1911?

Quick Answer

On December 9, 1911, the Sun was in Sagittarius (16°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (84% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 9, 1911. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°29' Cancer at midnight UTC to 11°14' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 9, 1911
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°18'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1911	Dec 22, 1911 into Capricorn
Moon	3°55'25" Leo	Direct	Dec 9, 1911	Dec 11, 1911 into Virgo
Mercury	7°06'24" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 3, 1911	Dec 27, 1911 into Sagittarius
Venus	0°07'05" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 9, 1911	Jan 4, 1912 into Sagittarius
Mars	27°04'00" Taurus	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1911	Jan 30, 1912 into Gemini
Jupiter	29°47'12" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 11, 1910	Dec 10, 1911 into Sagittarius
Saturn	14°32'44" Taurus	Retrograde	Jan 20, 1911	Jul 7, 1912 into Gemini
Uranus	27°04'05" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	23°19'24" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	28°12'19" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	28°18'14" Aries	Direct	Nov 7, 1911	May 27, 1913 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 9, 1911

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 9, 05:38 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Dec 9, 09:23 UTC	Venus enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Dec 9, 11:54 UTC	Mars trine Uranus	Exact trine

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