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Where Were the Planets on December 20, 1999?

Quick Answer

On December 20, 1999, the Sun was in Sagittarius (28°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 20, 1999. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°59' Taurus at midnight UTC to 3°59' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 20, 1999
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°08'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1999	Dec 22, 1999 into Capricorn
Moon	26°27'30" Taurus	Direct	Dec 18, 1999	Dec 20, 1999 into Gemini
Mercury	13°34'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 11, 1999	Dec 31, 1999 into Capricorn
Venus	17°09'07" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 5, 1999	Dec 31, 1999 into Sagittarius
Mars	18°39'37" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 26, 1999	Jan 4, 2000 into Pisces
Jupiter	25°00'39" Aries	Stationing direct	Oct 23, 1999	Feb 14, 2000 into Taurus
Saturn	10°45'44" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 1, 1999	Aug 10, 2000 into Gemini
Uranus	14°14'11" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	2°47'09" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	11°01'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	5°40'48" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 20, 1999

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 20, 17:38 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Dec 20, 22:50 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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