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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1999?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1999, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (32% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1999. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°05' Libra at midnight UTC to 7°17' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1999
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°20'58" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1999	Jan 20, 2000 into Aquarius
Moon	1°13'05" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 31, 1999	Jan 2, 2000 into Sagittarius
Mercury	0°20'07" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 31, 1999	Jan 18, 2000 into Aquarius
Venus	0°21'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 31, 1999	Jan 24, 2000 into Capricorn
Mars	27°11'18" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 26, 1999	Jan 4, 2000 into Pisces
Jupiter	25°12'54" Aries	Direct	Oct 23, 1999	Feb 14, 2000 into Taurus
Saturn	10°25'01" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 1, 1999	Aug 10, 2000 into Gemini
Uranus	14°45'22" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	3°09'36" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	11°25'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	5°05'51" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 31, 1999

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 32% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 04:54 UTC	Venus enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Dec 31, 06:48 UTC	Mercury enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 31, 09:36 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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