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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1971?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1971, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°38' Gemini at midnight UTC to 11°37' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°09'12" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1971	Jan 20, 1972 into Aquarius
Moon	4°40'10" Cancer	Direct	Dec 31, 1971	Jan 2, 1972 into Leo
Mercury	16°38'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1971	Jan 11, 1972 into Capricorn
Venus	10°10'25" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 23, 1971	Jan 16, 1972 into Pisces
Mars	3°03'28" Aries	Direct	Dec 26, 1971	Feb 10, 1972 into Taurus
Jupiter	22°14'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1971	Feb 6, 1972 into Capricorn
Saturn	0°27'07" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 18, 1971	Jan 10, 1972 into Taurus
Uranus	18°04'45" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	4°04'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	2°02'55" Libra	Direct	Oct 5, 1971	Apr 17, 1972 into Virgo
North Node	6°39'21" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on December 31, 1971

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

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 04:01 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Dec 31, 20:20 UTC	Full Moon in Cancer	9°30' Cancer

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