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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1990?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1990, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury, Mars and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1990. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°04' Gemini at midnight UTC to 13°13' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1990
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°32'45" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1990	Jan 20, 1991 into Aquarius
Moon	5°40'07" Cancer	Direct	Dec 31, 1990	Jan 2, 1991 into Leo
Mercury	24°33'29" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 25, 1990	Jan 14, 1991 into Capricorn
Venus	24°05'42" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 12, 1990	Jan 5, 1991 into Aquarius
Mars	27°45'34" Taurus	Stationing direct	Dec 14, 1990	Jan 21, 1991 into Gemini
Jupiter	12°01'49" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 18, 1990	Sep 12, 1991 into Virgo
Saturn	25°36'17" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	9°41'55" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°05'52" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	19°34'39" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	29°09'23" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 15, 1990	Jul 4, 1992 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 31, 1990

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 03:02 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Dec 31, 15:49 UTC	The Sun conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction
Dec 31, 18:35 UTC	Full Moon in Cancer	9°49' Cancer

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