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Where Were the Planets on December 9, 1978?

Quick Answer

On December 9, 1978, the Sun was in Sagittarius (17°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (76% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 9, 1978. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°23' Aries at midnight UTC to 24°37' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 9, 1978
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°03'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1978	Dec 22, 1978 into Capricorn
Moon	18°02'23" Aries	Direct	Dec 8, 1978	Dec 10, 1978 into Taurus
Mercury	8°46'36" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 3, 1978	Jan 8, 1979 into Capricorn
Venus	9°35'27" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1978	Jan 7, 1979 into Sagittarius
Mars	27°33'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 2, 1978	Dec 12, 1978 into Capricorn
Jupiter	8°45'01" Leo	Retrograde	Sep 5, 1978	Feb 28, 1979 into Cancer
Saturn	13°43'10" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	18°32'16" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	17°59'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	18°40'34" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	22°25'05" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on December 9, 1978

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 76% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 9, 12:36 UTC	Mercury trine Jupiter	Exact trine

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