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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 2005?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 2005, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°54' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Venus and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 2005. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°34' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 22°23' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 2005
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°54'41" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2005	Jan 20, 2006 into Aquarius
Moon	14°57'45" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 30, 2005	Jan 1, 2006 into Aquarius
Mercury	24°54'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 12, 2005	Jan 3, 2006 into Capricorn
Venus	0°25'47" Aquarius	Retrograde	Dec 15, 2005	Jan 1, 2006 into Capricorn
Mars	10°57'12" Taurus	Direct	Jul 28, 2005	Feb 17, 2006 into Gemini
Jupiter	13°13'08" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 2005	Nov 24, 2006 into Sagittarius
Saturn	9°57'22" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	7°42'06" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	15°57'57" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	24°52'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	9°01'22" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 31, 2005

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 03:12 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	9°32' Capricorn
Dec 31, 11:17 UTC	Mercury conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction

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