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Where Were the Planets on December 25, 1986?

Quick Answer

On December 25, 1986, the Sun was in Capricorn (3°23' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (38% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 25, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°15' Libra at midnight UTC to 23°38' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 25, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°23'40" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1986	Jan 20, 1987 into Aquarius
Moon	16°54'00" Libra	Direct	Dec 24, 1986	Dec 26, 1986 into Scorpio
Mercury	23°05'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1986	Dec 29, 1986 into Capricorn
Venus	18°35'39" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1986	Jan 7, 1987 into Sagittarius
Mars	20°13'00" Pisces	Direct	Nov 26, 1986	Jan 8, 1987 into Aries
Jupiter	16°32'02" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1986	Mar 2, 1987 into Aries
Saturn	14°38'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	23°12'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°26'19" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	9°17'34" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	16°50'23" Aries	Direct	Apr 20, 1986	Nov 8, 1987 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 25, 1986

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 39% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 25, 13:56 UTC	Mercury conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction

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