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Where Were the Planets on December 21, 2009?

Quick Answer

On December 21, 2009, the Sun was in Sagittarius (29°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (21% illuminated). Mars was retrograde.

The Sun entered Capricorn, and Capricorn season began. Jupiter met Neptune in Aquarius. Idealism and faith run high, and so do bubbles and wishful thinking. Venus sextiled Jupiter.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 21, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°21' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 0°08' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 21, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°45'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 2009	Dec 21, 2009 into Capricorn
Moon	24°14'40" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 19, 2009	Dec 21, 2009 into Pisces
Mercury	19°40'16" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 5, 2009	Feb 10, 2010 into Aquarius
Venus	24°38'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 1, 2009	Dec 25, 2009 into Capricorn
Mars	19°41'22" Leo	Stationing direct	Oct 16, 2009	Jun 7, 2010 into Virgo
Jupiter	24°18'59" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	4°10'03" Libra	Direct	Oct 29, 2009	Apr 7, 2010 into Virgo
Uranus	22°52'09" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	24°18'05" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	2°55'40" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	22°11'13" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 21, 2009

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 21% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 21, 04:51 UTC	Venus sextile Jupiter	Social ease and good feeling. Good for celebrations and asking favors.
Dec 21, 05:29 UTC	Venus sextile Neptune	Tender and artistic. Good for music, film and small kindnesses.
Dec 21, 09:46 UTC	Jupiter conjunct Neptune	Idealism and faith run high, and so do bubbles and wishful thinking.
Dec 21, 17:46 UTC	The Sun enters Capricorn	December Solstice
Dec 21, 23:42 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

Born on December 21, 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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