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Where Were the Planets on December 6, 2010?

Quick Answer

On December 6, 2010, the Sun was in Sagittarius (14°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 6, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°04' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 0°23' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 6, 2010
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°15'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 2010	Dec 21, 2010 into Capricorn
Moon	23°47'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 4, 2010	Dec 6, 2010 into Capricorn
Mercury	4°40'57" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 1, 2010	Dec 18, 2010 into Sagittarius
Venus	3°11'20" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 30, 2010	Jan 7, 2011 into Sagittarius
Mars	28°52'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 28, 2010	Dec 7, 2010 into Capricorn
Jupiter	24°02'05" Pisces	Direct	Sep 9, 2010	Jan 22, 2011 into Aries
Saturn	15°01'51" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	26°40'18" Pisces	Stationing retrograde	Aug 14, 2010	Mar 12, 2011 into Aries
Neptune	26°09'40" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	4°25'27" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	3°39'11" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 6, 2010

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 6, 01:19 UTC	Mercury conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction
Dec 6, 23:15 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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