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Where Were the Planets on December 23, 1993?

Quick Answer

On December 23, 1993, the Sun was in Capricorn (1°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (73% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 23, 1993. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°32' Aries at midnight UTC to 5°24' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 23, 1993
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°40'44" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1993	Jan 20, 1994 into Aquarius
Moon	29°28'03" Aries	Direct	Dec 21, 1993	Dec 23, 1993 into Taurus
Mercury	25°14'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 7, 1993	Dec 26, 1993 into Capricorn
Venus	25°47'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1993	Dec 26, 1993 into Capricorn
Mars	2°37'18" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1993	Jan 28, 1994 into Aquarius
Jupiter	8°23'17" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 10, 1993	Dec 9, 1994 into Sagittarius
Saturn	26°13'32" Aquarius	Direct	Jun 30, 1993	Jan 28, 1994 into Pisces
Uranus	21°05'14" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	20°08'48" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	26°47'39" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	1°32'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 4, 1992	Jan 21, 1994 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 23, 1993

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 73% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 23, 13:04 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Dec 23, 20:45 UTC	Venus sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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