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Where Were the Planets on December 9, 1988?

Quick Answer

On December 9, 1988, the Sun was in Sagittarius (17°38' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 9, 1988. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°15' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 27°40' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 9, 1988
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°38'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1988	Dec 21, 1988 into Capricorn
Moon	20°56'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 7, 1988	Dec 10, 1988 into Capricorn
Mercury	22°08'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 25, 1988	Dec 14, 1988 into Capricorn
Venus	19°44'02" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 23, 1988	Dec 17, 1988 into Sagittarius
Mars	9°45'05" Aries	Direct	Nov 1, 1988	Jan 19, 1989 into Taurus
Jupiter	28°53'36" Taurus	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1988	Mar 11, 1989 into Gemini
Saturn	2°56'52" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	0°24'00" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	9°05'01" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	13°51'30" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	8°58'40" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1987	May 28, 1989 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 9, 1988

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 9, 05:36 UTC	New Moon in Sagittarius	17°22' Sagittarius

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