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Where Were the Planets on December 24, 1996?

Quick Answer

On December 24, 1996, the Sun was in Capricorn (2°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 24, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°35' Gemini at midnight UTC to 5°02' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 24, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°57'57" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1996	Jan 20, 1997 into Aquarius
Moon	28°50'31" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1996	Dec 24, 1996 into Cancer
Mercury	19°10'56" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Dec 4, 1996	Feb 9, 1997 into Aquarius
Venus	9°04'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 17, 1996	Jan 10, 1997 into Capricorn
Mars	26°34'13" Virgo	Direct	Oct 30, 1996	Jan 3, 1997 into Libra
Jupiter	23°27'00" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	1°00'23" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	2°51'43" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	26°33'34" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	4°07'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	3°27'09" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on December 24, 1996

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

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 24, 11:15 UTC	Mars trine Neptune	Exact trine
Dec 24, 14:14 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Dec 24, 20:41 UTC	Full Moon in Cancer	3°20' Cancer

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