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Where Were the Planets on December 8, 1991?

Quick Answer

On December 8, 1991, the Sun was in Sagittarius (15°53' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (5% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 8, 1991. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°38' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 17°29' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 8, 1991
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°53'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1991	Dec 22, 1991 into Capricorn
Moon	11°34'43" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 7, 1991	Dec 10, 1991 into Aquarius
Mercury	16°11'12" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 4, 1991	Jan 10, 1992 into Capricorn
Venus	2°32'47" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 6, 1991	Dec 31, 1991 into Sagittarius
Mars	6°42'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 29, 1991	Jan 9, 1992 into Capricorn
Jupiter	13°50'12" Virgo	Direct	Sep 12, 1991	Oct 10, 1992 into Libra
Saturn	3°25'54" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1991	May 21, 1993 into Pisces
Uranus	12°19'09" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	15°21'54" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	21°17'27" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	11°02'47" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 15, 1990	Jul 4, 1992 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 8, 1991

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 8, 14:57 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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