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Where Were the Planets on December 9, 1927?

Quick Answer

On December 9, 1927, the Sun was in Sagittarius (16°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 9, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°35' Gemini at midnight UTC to 4°04' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 9, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°25'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1927	Dec 22, 1927 into Capricorn
Moon	26°52'41" Gemini	Direct	Dec 7, 1927	Dec 9, 1927 into Cancer
Mercury	0°09'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 9, 1927	Dec 29, 1927 into Capricorn
Venus	0°40'21" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 8, 1927	Jan 4, 1928 into Sagittarius
Mars	0°44'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 8, 1927	Jan 19, 1928 into Capricorn
Jupiter	24°16'35" Pisces	Direct	Sep 11, 1927	Jan 23, 1928 into Aries
Saturn	10°54'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	29°29'36" Pisces	Stationing direct	Nov 4, 1927	Jan 13, 1928 into Aries
Neptune	29°10'41" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	16°39'33" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	18°50'30" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 9, 1927

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 9, 01:05 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine
Dec 9, 09:25 UTC	Mercury enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Dec 9, 17:10 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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