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Where Were the Planets on December 17, 1996?

Quick Answer

On December 17, 1996, the Sun was in Sagittarius (25°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (51% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 17, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°12' Pisces at midnight UTC to 4°02' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 17, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°50'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1996	Dec 21, 1996 into Capricorn
Moon	27°10'04" Pisces	Direct	Dec 15, 1996	Dec 17, 1996 into Aries
Mercury	16°07'16" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 4, 1996	Feb 9, 1997 into Aquarius
Venus	0°20'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 17, 1996	Jan 10, 1997 into Capricorn
Mars	23°48'37" Virgo	Direct	Oct 30, 1996	Jan 3, 1997 into Libra
Jupiter	21°52'35" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	0°47'10" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	2°30'10" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	26°19'03" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	3°52'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	3°49'23" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on December 17, 1996

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 17, 05:33 UTC	Venus enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Dec 17, 09:31 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Pisces	25°44' Pisces
Dec 17, 16:55 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Dec 17, 20:52 UTC	Venus trine Saturn	Exact trine

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