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Where Were the Planets on December 9, 2016?

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On December 9, 2016, the Sun was in Sagittarius (17°50' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (73% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

The Sun sextiled Jupiter. A generous, lucky-feeling stretch. Ask, offer and say yes more often.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 9, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°59' Aries at midnight UTC to 22°16' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 9, 2016
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun17°50'55" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Moon15°05'09" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mercury8°24'54" CapricornDirect into Sagittarius
Venus2°10'49" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mars22°32'22" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Jupiter18°11'48" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn18°44'28" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus20°43'35" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Neptune9°21'10" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto16°12'04" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node7°25'11" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on December 9, 2016

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 73% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Sun sextile JupiterA generous, lucky-feeling stretch. Ask, offer and say yes more often.

Born on December 9, 2016?

The Sun and Saturn sat less than a degree apart in Sagittarius, 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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