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Where Were the Planets on December 9, 1949?

Quick Answer

On December 9, 1949, the Sun was in Sagittarius (17°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (85% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun sextiled Neptune. Creative and intuitive. A good day for art, music and rest.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 9, 1949. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°56' Cancer at midnight UTC to 9°03' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 9, 1949
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°05'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1949	Dec 22, 1949 into Capricorn
Moon	2°28'56" Leo	Direct	Dec 9, 1949	Dec 11, 1949 into Virgo
Mercury	26°46'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1949	Dec 11, 1949 into Capricorn
Venus	2°46'46" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 6, 1949	Apr 6, 1950 into Pisces
Mars	22°44'48" Virgo	Direct	Oct 27, 1949	Dec 26, 1949 into Libra
Jupiter	1°41'03" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 30, 1949	Apr 15, 1950 into Pisces
Saturn	19°02'53" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	3°38'18" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	16°53'59" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	18°06'30" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	13°18'17" Aries	Direct	Jan 28, 1949	Aug 17, 1950 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 9, 1949

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 85% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 9, 07:20 UTC	The Sun sextile Neptune	Creative and intuitive. A good day for art, music and rest.
Dec 9, 07:27 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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Venus and Jupiter sat 1 degrees apart in Aquarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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