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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.

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	Exact conjunction
Dec 24, 17:36 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	3°03' Aries

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