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Where Were the Planets on December 9, 1979?

Quick Answer

On December 9, 1979, the Sun was in Sagittarius (16°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (69% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 9, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°16' Leo at midnight UTC to 0°13' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 9, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°48'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1979	Dec 22, 1979 into Capricorn
Moon	24°16'11" Leo	Direct	Dec 7, 1979	Dec 9, 1979 into Virgo
Mercury	26°19'25" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 18, 1979	Dec 12, 1979 into Sagittarius
Venus	13°32'42" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 28, 1979	Dec 22, 1979 into Aquarius
Mars	7°55'26" Virgo	Direct	Nov 19, 1979	Mar 11, 1980 into Leo
Jupiter	9°46'29" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1979	Oct 27, 1980 into Libra
Saturn	26°17'20" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	22°50'20" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	20°04'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	21°09'12" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	3°05'23" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on December 9, 1979

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 69% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 9, 11:13 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Dec 9, 23:32 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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