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Where Were the Planets on December 9, 1952?

Quick Answer

On December 9, 1952, the Sun was in Sagittarius (17°22' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (51% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 9, 1952. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°50' Virgo at midnight UTC to 22°42' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 9, 1952
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°22'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1952	Dec 21, 1952 into Capricorn
Moon	16°45'27" Virgo	Direct	Dec 8, 1952	Dec 10, 1952 into Libra
Mercury	0°17'53" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Nov 1, 1952	Jan 6, 1953 into Capricorn
Venus	28°29'12" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1952	Dec 10, 1952 into Aquarius
Mars	13°30'46" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 21, 1952	Dec 30, 1952 into Pisces
Jupiter	12°11'43" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 28, 1952	May 9, 1953 into Gemini
Saturn	24°32'38" Libra	Direct	Aug 13, 1951	Oct 22, 1953 into Scorpio
Uranus	17°39'17" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	23°17'05" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	23°13'03" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	15°16'02" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 6, 1952	Sep 23, 1953 into Capricorn

Sky Events on December 9, 1952

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 9, 13:22 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Virgo	17°26' Virgo

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