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Where Were the Planets on December 29, 1971?

Quick Answer

On December 29, 1971, the Sun was in Capricorn (7°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 29, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°00' Taurus at midnight UTC to 13°23' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 29, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°06'56" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1971	Jan 20, 1972 into Aquarius
Moon	6°13'24" Gemini	Direct	Dec 29, 1971	Dec 31, 1971 into Cancer
Mercury	14°54'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1971	Jan 11, 1972 into Capricorn
Venus	7°42'14" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 23, 1971	Jan 16, 1972 into Pisces
Mars	1°46'03" Aries	Direct	Dec 26, 1971	Feb 10, 1972 into Taurus
Jupiter	21°47'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1971	Feb 6, 1972 into Capricorn
Saturn	0°33'47" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 18, 1971	Jan 10, 1972 into Taurus
Uranus	18°02'06" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	4°00'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	2°02'34" Libra	Direct	Oct 5, 1971	Apr 17, 1972 into Virgo
North Node	6°45'42" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on December 29, 1971

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 29, 01:38 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Dec 29, 22:18 UTC	Mars opposite Pluto	Exact opposition

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