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Where Were the Planets on December 16, 2009?

Quick Answer

On December 16, 2009, the Sun was in Sagittarius (24°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 16, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°30' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 0°44' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 16, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°39'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 2009	Dec 21, 2009 into Capricorn
Moon	24°38'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 14, 2009	Dec 16, 2009 into Capricorn
Mercury	14°41'24" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 5, 2009	Feb 10, 2010 into Aquarius
Venus	18°20'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 1, 2009	Dec 25, 2009 into Capricorn
Mars	19°35'19" Leo	Stationing retrograde	Oct 16, 2009	Jun 7, 2010 into Virgo
Jupiter	23°24'30" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	3°56'24" Libra	Direct	Oct 29, 2009	Apr 7, 2010 into Virgo
Uranus	22°47'45" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	24°10'56" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	2°44'48" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	22°27'06" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 16, 2009

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

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 16, 00:23 UTC	The Sun sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Dec 16, 12:02 UTC	New Moon in Sagittarius	24°40' Sagittarius
Dec 16, 22:31 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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