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Where Were the Planets on December 21, 1976?

Quick Answer

On December 21, 1976, the Sun was in Sagittarius (29°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 21, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°01' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 12°44' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 21, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°45'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1976	Dec 21, 1976 into Capricorn
Moon	5°25'14" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1976	Dec 23, 1976 into Aquarius
Mercury	19°49'27" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 6, 1976	Feb 10, 1977 into Aquarius
Venus	13°59'52" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 9, 1976	Jan 4, 1977 into Pisces
Mars	22°10'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 20, 1976	Jan 1, 1977 into Capricorn
Jupiter	22°13'41" Taurus	Retrograde	Oct 16, 1976	Apr 3, 1977 into Gemini
Saturn	16°21'40" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	10°26'09" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	14°16'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	13°59'44" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	0°26'20" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on December 21, 1976

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 21, 02:08 UTC	New Moon in Sagittarius	29°21' Sagittarius
Dec 21, 03:11 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 21, 11:57 UTC	Venus trine Pluto	Exact trine
Dec 21, 17:35 UTC	The Sun enters Capricorn	December Solstice
Dec 21, 17:53 UTC	Venus sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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