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Where Were the Planets on December 6, 1976?

Quick Answer

On December 6, 1976, the Sun was in Sagittarius (14°30' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 6, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°38' Gemini at midnight UTC to 17°39' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 6, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°30'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1976	Dec 21, 1976 into Capricorn
Moon	11°38'26" Gemini	Direct	Dec 5, 1976	Dec 8, 1976 into Cancer
Mercury	0°09'39" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 6, 1976	Feb 10, 1977 into Aquarius
Venus	26°24'33" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 14, 1976	Dec 9, 1976 into Aquarius
Mars	11°10'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 20, 1976	Jan 1, 1977 into Capricorn
Jupiter	23°45'25" Taurus	Retrograde	Oct 16, 1976	Apr 3, 1977 into Gemini
Saturn	16°48'21" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	9°40'47" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	13°42'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	13°42'31" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	1°13'59" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on December 6, 1976

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

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 6, 05:32 UTC	Neptune sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Dec 6, 09:24 UTC	Mercury enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 6, 18:15 UTC	Full Moon in Gemini	14°46' Gemini

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