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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 2009?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 2009, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury and Mars were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°17' Gemini at midnight UTC to 13°14' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°56'31" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2009	Jan 20, 2010 into Aquarius
Moon	5°44'42" Cancer	Direct	Dec 31, 2009	Jan 2, 2010 into Leo
Mercury	19°29'04" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 5, 2009	Feb 10, 2010 into Aquarius
Venus	7°13'15" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 25, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Aquarius
Mars	18°53'36" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 16, 2009	Jun 7, 2010 into Virgo
Jupiter	26°15'24" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	4°29'36" Libra	Direct	Oct 29, 2009	Apr 7, 2010 into Virgo
Uranus	23°04'39" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	24°34'20" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	3°17'27" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	21°39'27" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 31, 2009

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 02:45 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Dec 31, 19:22 UTC	Partial Lunar Eclipse in Cancer	10°21' Cancer

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