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Where Were the Planets on December 20, 2010?

Quick Answer

On December 20, 2010, the Sun was in Sagittarius (28°29' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 20, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°11' Gemini at midnight UTC to 24°39' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 20, 2010
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°29'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 2010	Dec 21, 2010 into Capricorn
Moon	17°53'12" Gemini	Direct	Dec 19, 2010	Dec 21, 2010 into Cancer
Mercury	27°25'36" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 18, 2010	Jan 13, 2011 into Capricorn
Venus	13°12'10" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 30, 2010	Jan 7, 2011 into Sagittarius
Mars	9°31'09" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 7, 2010	Jan 15, 2011 into Aquarius
Jupiter	25°11'04" Pisces	Direct	Sep 9, 2010	Jan 22, 2011 into Aries
Saturn	16°02'38" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	26°45'39" Pisces	Direct	Aug 14, 2010	Mar 12, 2011 into Aries
Neptune	26°26'27" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	4°55'02" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	2°54'42" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 20, 2010

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 20, 01:23 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Dec 20, 23:31 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Exact square

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