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Where Were the Planets on December 18, 2009?

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On December 18, 2009, the Sun was in Sagittarius (26°41' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% 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 18, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°48' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 24°44' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 18, 2009
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun26°41'59" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Moon18°47'42" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury16°55'16" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Venus20°51'36" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mars19°40'03" LeoStationing retrograde into Virgo
Jupiter23°45'58" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Saturn4°02'10" LibraDirect into Virgo
Uranus22°49'22" PiscesDirect into Aries
Neptune24°13'43" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Pluto2°49'08" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node22°20'45" CapricornDirect into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 18, 2009

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on December 18, 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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