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Where Were the Planets on December 24, 2009?

Quick Answer

On December 24, 2009, the Sun was in Capricorn (2°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Mars was retrograde.

The Sun met Pluto in Capricorn. Questions of power and control come up, and something hidden surfaces to be dealt with.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 24, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°04' Pisces at midnight UTC to 6°20' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 24, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°48'38" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2009	Jan 20, 2010 into Aquarius
Moon	0°10'30" Aries	Direct	Dec 24, 2009	Dec 26, 2009 into Taurus
Mercury	21°24'05" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 5, 2009	Feb 10, 2010 into Aquarius
Venus	28°24'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 1, 2009	Dec 25, 2009 into Capricorn
Mars	19°35'33" Leo	Stationing direct	Oct 16, 2009	Jun 7, 2010 into Virgo
Jupiter	24°52'55" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	4°17'00" Libra	Direct	Oct 29, 2009	Apr 7, 2010 into Virgo
Uranus	22°55'23" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	24°22'42" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	3°02'12" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	22°01'41" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 24, 2009

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 24, 11:39 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Dec 24, 17:31 UTC	The Sun conjunct Pluto	Questions of power and control come up, and something hidden surfaces to be dealt with.
Dec 24, 17:36 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	3°03' Aries

Born on December 24, 2009?

The Sun, Mercury and Pluto were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. The Sun and Pluto sat less than a degree apart in Capricorn, 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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