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Where Were the Planets on December 22, 1990?

Quick Answer

On December 22, 1990, the Sun was in Capricorn (0°22' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (24% illuminated). Mercury, Mars and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 22, 1990. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°51' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 5°20' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 22, 1990
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°22'38" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1990	Jan 20, 1991 into Aquarius
Moon	29°03'56" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1990	Dec 22, 1990 into Pisces
Mercury	4°40'43" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1990	Dec 25, 1990 into Sagittarius
Venus	12°48'10" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 12, 1990	Jan 5, 1991 into Aquarius
Mars	28°25'45" Taurus	Retrograde	Dec 14, 1990	Jan 21, 1991 into Gemini
Jupiter	12°47'10" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 18, 1990	Sep 12, 1991 into Virgo
Saturn	24°34'42" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	9°09'39" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	13°45'37" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	19°18'01" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	29°37'59" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 15, 1990	Jul 4, 1992 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 22, 1990

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 24% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 22, 03:06 UTC	The Sun enters Capricorn	December Solstice
Dec 22, 13:47 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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