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Where Were the Planets on December 24, 1990?

Quick Answer

On December 24, 1990, the Sun was in Capricorn (2°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (43% illuminated). Mercury, Mars and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 24, 1990. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°07' Pisces at midnight UTC to 1°14' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 24, 1990
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°24'52" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1990	Jan 20, 1991 into Aquarius
Moon	24°38'12" Pisces	Direct	Dec 22, 1990	Dec 24, 1990 into Aries
Mercury	1°58'42" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1990	Dec 25, 1990 into Sagittarius
Venus	15°18'47" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 12, 1990	Jan 5, 1991 into Aquarius
Mars	28°11'02" Taurus	Retrograde	Dec 14, 1990	Jan 21, 1991 into Gemini
Jupiter	12°38'14" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 18, 1990	Sep 12, 1991 into Virgo
Saturn	24°48'12" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	9°16'47" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	13°50'05" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	19°21'52" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	29°31'38" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 15, 1990	Jul 4, 1992 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 24, 1990

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 24, 07:38 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Dec 24, 21:44 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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