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Where Were the Planets on December 17, 2009?

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On December 17, 2009, the Sun was in Sagittarius (25°40' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Venus trined Mars. Chemistry comes easily. Good for dates, making up and making things.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 17, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°44' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 12°48' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 17, 2009
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun25°40'53" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Moon6°47'58" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury15°50'17" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Venus19°36'04" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mars19°38'04" LeoStationing retrograde into Virgo
Jupiter23°35'11" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Saturn3°59'20" LibraDirect into Virgo
Uranus22°48'32" PiscesDirect into Aries
Neptune24°12'18" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Pluto2°46'58" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node22°23'55" CapricornDirect into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 17, 2009

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Venus trine MarsChemistry comes easily. Good for dates, making up and making things.

Born on December 17, 2009?

Jupiter and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Aquarius, 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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