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Where Were the Planets on December 15, 1990?

Quick Answer

On December 15, 1990, the Sun was in Sagittarius (23°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (3% illuminated). Mercury, Mars and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 15, 1990. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°08' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 10°58' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 15, 1990
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°14'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1990	Dec 22, 1990 into Capricorn
Moon	5°04'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 15, 1990	Dec 17, 1990 into Capricorn
Mercury	9°58'22" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Dec 2, 1990	Dec 25, 1990 into Sagittarius
Venus	4°00'48" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 12, 1990	Jan 5, 1991 into Aquarius
Mars	29°43'09" Taurus	Retrograde	Dec 14, 1990	Jan 21, 1991 into Gemini
Jupiter	13°12'43" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 18, 1990	Sep 12, 1991 into Virgo
Saturn	23°48'29" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	8°44'53" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	13°30'15" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	19°03'48" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	0°00'14" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on December 15, 1990

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 15, 01:43 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Dec 15, 13:42 UTC	The North Node enters Capricorn	Leaves Aquarius

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