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Where Were the Planets on December 9, 1958?

Quick Answer

On December 9, 1958, the Sun was in Sagittarius (16°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 9, 1958. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°32' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 7°24' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 9, 1958
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°54'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1958	Dec 22, 1958 into Capricorn
Moon	29°58'59" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 7, 1958	Dec 9, 1958 into Sagittarius
Mercury	18°28'23" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 5, 1958	Jan 10, 1959 into Capricorn
Venus	23°46'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 20, 1958	Dec 14, 1958 into Capricorn
Mars	17°22'16" Taurus	Retrograde	Oct 28, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Gemini
Jupiter	19°32'58" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	26°49'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	16°13'41" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	5°59'03" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	4°13'52" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	19°14'44" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on December 9, 1958

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 9, 12:01 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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