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Where Were the Planets on December 25, 1975?

Quick Answer

On December 25, 1975, the Sun was in Capricorn (3°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (51% illuminated). Mars and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 25, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°25' Virgo at midnight UTC to 8°33' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 25, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°03'58" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1975	Jan 20, 1976 into Aquarius
Moon	1°30'01" Libra	Direct	Dec 25, 1975	Dec 27, 1975 into Scorpio
Mercury	17°44'39" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 14, 1975	Jan 2, 1976 into Aquarius
Venus	21°37'24" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 7, 1975	Jan 1, 1976 into Sagittarius
Mars	19°19'39" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 25, 1975	Mar 18, 1976 into Cancer
Jupiter	15°08'02" Aries	Direct	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	1°30'51" Leo	Retrograde	Sep 17, 1975	Jan 14, 1976 into Cancer
Uranus	6°07'49" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	12°17'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	11°35'37" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	19°36'29" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on December 25, 1975

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 25, 09:27 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Dec 25, 14:52 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	3°11' Libra

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