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Where Were the Planets on December 9, 1984?

Quick Answer

On December 9, 1984, the Sun was in Sagittarius (17°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (99% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 9, 1984. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°33' Gemini at midnight UTC to 6°33' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 9, 1984
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°36'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1984	Dec 21, 1984 into Capricorn
Moon	0°01'57" Cancer	Direct	Dec 9, 1984	Dec 11, 1984 into Leo
Mercury	28°52'57" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1984	Jan 11, 1985 into Capricorn
Venus	0°25'12" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 9, 1984	Jan 4, 1985 into Pisces
Mars	17°57'21" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 15, 1984	Dec 25, 1984 into Pisces
Jupiter	16°22'01" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 1984	Feb 6, 1985 into Aquarius
Saturn	22°22'44" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	14°01'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	0°38'07" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	3°45'47" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	26°20'36" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on December 9, 1984

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 9, 03:26 UTC	Venus enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Dec 9, 11:56 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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