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Where Were the Planets on December 9, 1923?

Quick Answer

On December 9, 1923, the Sun was in Sagittarius (16°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 9, 1923. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°03' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 13°48' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 9, 1923
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°23'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1923	Dec 22, 1923 into Capricorn
Moon	6°29'07" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 9, 1923	Dec 11, 1923 into Aquarius
Mercury	29°12'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 20, 1923	Dec 10, 1923 into Capricorn
Venus	9°02'19" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1923	Dec 26, 1923 into Aquarius
Mars	3°28'20" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 4, 1923	Jan 19, 1924 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	3°16'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 24, 1923	Dec 18, 1924 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°02'42" Libra	Direct	Oct 7, 1921	Dec 20, 1923 into Scorpio
Uranus	13°44'13" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	20°19'25" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	11°48'27" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	6°12'26" Virgo	Direct	Sep 16, 1922	Apr 4, 1924 into Leo

Sky Events on December 9, 1923

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 9, 01:30 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 9, 09:11 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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