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Where Were the Planets on December 24, 1971?

Quick Answer

On December 24, 1971, the Sun was in Capricorn (2°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (44% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 24, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°41' Pisces at midnight UTC to 1°39' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 24, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°01'16" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1971	Jan 20, 1972 into Aquarius
Moon	24°39'15" Pisces	Direct	Dec 22, 1971	Dec 24, 1971 into Aries
Mercury	12°10'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1971	Jan 11, 1972 into Capricorn
Venus	1°31'12" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 23, 1971	Jan 16, 1972 into Pisces
Mars	28°33'25" Pisces	Direct	Nov 6, 1971	Dec 26, 1971 into Aries
Jupiter	20°40'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1971	Feb 6, 1972 into Capricorn
Saturn	0°51'53" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 18, 1971	Jan 10, 1972 into Taurus
Uranus	17°54'33" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	3°50'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	2°01'04" Libra	Direct	Oct 5, 1971	Apr 17, 1972 into Virgo
North Node	7°01'35" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on December 24, 1971

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 44% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 24, 11:55 UTC	The Sun square Pluto	Exact square
Dec 24, 21:09 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Dec 24, 21:42 UTC	Venus trine Pluto	Exact trine

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