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Where Were the Planets on December 23, 2005?

Quick Answer

On December 23, 2005, the Sun was in Capricorn (1°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 23, 2005. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°19' Virgo at midnight UTC to 4°16' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 23, 2005
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°45'27" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2005	Jan 20, 2006 into Aquarius
Moon	28°17'13" Virgo	Direct	Dec 21, 2005	Dec 23, 2005 into Libra
Mercury	13°19'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 12, 2005	Jan 3, 2006 into Capricorn
Venus	1°27'03" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Dec 15, 2005	Jan 1, 2006 into Capricorn
Mars	9°20'38" Taurus	Direct	Jul 28, 2005	Feb 17, 2006 into Gemini
Jupiter	11°52'07" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 2005	Nov 24, 2006 into Sagittarius
Saturn	10°26'01" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	7°25'57" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	15°43'10" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	24°34'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	9°26'47" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 23, 2005

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 23, 15:26 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Dec 23, 19:36 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	2°05' Libra

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