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Where Were the Planets on December 24, 1986?

Quick Answer

On December 24, 1986, the Sun was in Capricorn (2°22' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (49% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 24, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°17' Virgo at midnight UTC to 10°15' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 24, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°22'32" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1986	Jan 20, 1987 into Aquarius
Moon	3°43'32" Libra	Direct	Dec 24, 1986	Dec 26, 1986 into Scorpio
Mercury	21°33'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1986	Dec 29, 1986 into Capricorn
Venus	17°48'06" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1986	Jan 7, 1987 into Sagittarius
Mars	19°31'14" Pisces	Direct	Nov 26, 1986	Jan 8, 1987 into Aries
Jupiter	16°23'33" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	14°32'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	23°08'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°24'03" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°15'55" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	16°53'34" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 24, 1986

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 24, 05:04 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Dec 24, 09:17 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	2°16' Libra

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