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Where Were the Planets on December 16, 2010?

Quick Answer

On December 16, 2010, the Sun was in Sagittarius (24°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (77% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 16, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°24' Aries at midnight UTC to 2°39' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 16, 2010
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°25'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 2010	Dec 21, 2010 into Capricorn
Moon	26°30'31" Aries	Direct	Dec 14, 2010	Dec 16, 2010 into Taurus
Mercury	2°35'53" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 1, 2010	Dec 18, 2010 into Sagittarius
Venus	9°59'32" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 30, 2010	Jan 7, 2011 into Sagittarius
Mars	6°27'43" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 7, 2010	Jan 15, 2011 into Aquarius
Jupiter	24°47'43" Pisces	Direct	Sep 9, 2010	Jan 22, 2011 into Aries
Saturn	15°46'57" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	26°43'06" Pisces	Direct	Aug 14, 2010	Mar 12, 2011 into Aries
Neptune	26°21'04" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	4°46'27" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	3°07'25" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 16, 2010

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 77% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 16, 18:48 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Dec 16, 21:46 UTC	The Sun square Jupiter	Exact square

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