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Where Were the Planets on December 27, 1990?

Quick Answer

On December 27, 1990, the Sun was in Capricorn (5°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (75% illuminated). Mercury, Mars and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 27, 1990. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°43' Aries at midnight UTC to 13°05' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 27, 1990
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°28'14" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1990	Jan 20, 1991 into Aquarius
Moon	5°52'06" Taurus	Direct	Dec 27, 1990	Dec 29, 1990 into Gemini
Mercury	28°03'23" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 25, 1990	Jan 14, 1991 into Capricorn
Venus	19°04'39" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 12, 1990	Jan 5, 1991 into Aquarius
Mars	27°55'13" Taurus	Retrograde	Dec 14, 1990	Jan 21, 1991 into Gemini
Jupiter	12°23'35" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 18, 1990	Sep 12, 1991 into Virgo
Saturn	25°08'39" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	9°27'32" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	13°56'49" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	19°27'30" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	29°22'06" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 15, 1990	Jul 4, 1992 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 27, 1990

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 75% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 27, 02:08 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Dec 27, 19:27 UTC	Venus sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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