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Where Were the Planets on December 27, 2000?

Quick Answer

On December 27, 2000, the Sun was in Capricorn (6°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 27, 2000. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°26' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 1°15' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 27, 2000
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°02'45" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2000	Jan 20, 2001 into Aquarius
Moon	25°21'51" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 25, 2000	Dec 27, 2000 into Aquarius
Mercury	7°01'21" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 23, 2000	Jan 10, 2001 into Aquarius
Venus	21°57'25" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 8, 2000	Jan 3, 2001 into Pisces
Mars	2°17'49" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 23, 2000	Feb 14, 2001 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	2°34'50" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	24°48'17" Taurus	Retrograde	Oct 16, 2000	Apr 20, 2001 into Gemini
Uranus	18°26'01" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	5°10'27" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	13°36'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	15°55'42" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on December 27, 2000

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 27, 21:25 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

Born on December 27, 2000?

Venus, Uranus and Neptune were all in Aquarius, so everyone born that day carries a strong Aquarius streak alongside their Capricorn Sun. The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Capricorn, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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