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Where Were the Planets on December 22, 1975?

Quick Answer

On December 22, 1975, the Sun was in Capricorn (0°00' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (83% illuminated). Mars and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 22, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°12' Leo at midnight UTC to 26°12' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 22, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°00'37" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1975	Jan 20, 1976 into Aquarius
Moon	19°11'56" Leo	Direct	Dec 21, 1975	Dec 23, 1975 into Virgo
Mercury	13°04'42" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 14, 1975	Jan 2, 1976 into Aquarius
Venus	18°03'48" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 7, 1975	Jan 1, 1976 into Sagittarius
Mars	20°21'58" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 25, 1975	Mar 18, 1976 into Cancer
Jupiter	14°59'44" Aries	Direct	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	1°42'33" Leo	Retrograde	Sep 17, 1975	Jan 14, 1976 into Cancer
Uranus	6°00'15" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	12°11'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	11°33'21" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	19°46'01" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on December 22, 1975

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 83% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 22, 11:45 UTC	The Sun enters Capricorn	December Solstice

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