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Where Were the Planets on December 9, 1970?

Quick Answer

On December 9, 1970, the Sun was in Sagittarius (17°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (87% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 9, 1970. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°26' Aries at midnight UTC to 11°20' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 9, 1970
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°00'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1970	Dec 22, 1970 into Capricorn
Moon	4°24'41" Taurus	Direct	Dec 9, 1970	Dec 11, 1970 into Gemini
Mercury	7°37'11" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 3, 1970	Jan 2, 1971 into Sagittarius
Venus	11°09'50" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1970	Jan 7, 1971 into Sagittarius
Mars	1°47'02" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 6, 1970	Jan 23, 1971 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	23°02'50" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 15, 1970	Jan 14, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	17°02'37" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 29, 1969	Jun 18, 1971 into Gemini
Uranus	12°50'01" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	1°13'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°33'03" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	27°08'56" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on December 9, 1970

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 9, 04:24 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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