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Where Were the Planets on December 1, 2009?

Quick Answer

On December 1, 2009, the Sun was in Sagittarius (9°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Venus moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius. Mercury sextiled Neptune. Imagination feeds the mind. Good for writing, design and listening.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 1, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°29' Taurus at midnight UTC to 5°43' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 1, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°25'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 2009	Dec 21, 2009 into Capricorn
Moon	28°34'48" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 2009	Dec 1, 2009 into Gemini
Mercury	23°42'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 2009	Dec 5, 2009 into Capricorn
Venus	29°28'22" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 8, 2009	Dec 1, 2009 into Sagittarius
Mars	17°30'15" Leo	Direct	Oct 16, 2009	Jun 7, 2010 into Virgo
Jupiter	20°58'50" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	3°01'12" Libra	Direct	Oct 29, 2009	Apr 7, 2010 into Virgo
Uranus	22°42'16" Pisces	Stationing direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	23°53'53" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	2°13'07" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	23°14'46" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 1, 2009

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

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 1, 14:23 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Dec 1, 14:57 UTC	Mercury sextile Neptune	Imagination feeds the mind. Good for writing, design and listening.
Dec 1, 22:03 UTC	Venus enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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