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Where Were the Planets on December 9, 1971?

Quick Answer

On December 9, 1971, the Sun was in Sagittarius (16°45' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (52% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 9, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°50' Virgo at midnight UTC to 20°53' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 9, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°45'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1971	Dec 22, 1971 into Capricorn
Moon	14°53'51" Virgo	Direct	Dec 8, 1971	Dec 10, 1971 into Libra
Mercury	24°34'03" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1971	Jan 11, 1972 into Capricorn
Venus	12°54'48" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 29, 1971	Dec 23, 1971 into Aquarius
Mars	19°06'23" Pisces	Direct	Nov 6, 1971	Dec 26, 1971 into Aries
Jupiter	17°17'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1971	Feb 6, 1972 into Capricorn
Saturn	1°56'14" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 18, 1971	Jan 10, 1972 into Taurus
Uranus	17°24'24" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	3°18'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°51'27" Libra	Direct	Oct 5, 1971	Apr 17, 1972 into Virgo
North Node	7°49'15" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on December 9, 1971

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 9, 16:03 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Virgo	16°55' Virgo

Born on December 9, 1971?

The Sun, Mercury, Jupiter and Neptune were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over. The Sun and Jupiter sat less than a degree apart in Sagittarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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