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Where Were the Planets on December 9, 2008?

Quick Answer

On December 9, 2008, the Sun was in Sagittarius (17°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (85% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 9, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°54' Aries at midnight UTC to 10°21' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 9, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°47'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 21, 2008	Dec 21, 2008 into Capricorn
Moon	3°04'41" Taurus	Direct	Dec 9, 2008	Dec 11, 2008 into Gemini
Mercury	25°25'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 2008	Dec 12, 2008 into Capricorn
Venus	1°45'53" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 7, 2008	Jan 3, 2009 into Pisces
Mars	16°46'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 2008	Dec 27, 2008 into Capricorn
Jupiter	23°55'42" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	21°18'44" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	18°47'55" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	21°51'42" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	0°26'10" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	12°09'02" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on December 9, 2008

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 9, 06:52 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on December 9, 2008?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over. The Sun and Mars sat 1 degrees apart in Sagittarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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