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Where Were the Planets on December 22, 2010?

Quick Answer

On December 22, 2010, the Sun was in Capricorn (0°31' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Mercury squared Jupiter while Mercury was retrograde. Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 22, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°25' Cancer at midnight UTC to 22°25' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 22, 2010
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°31'28" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2010	Jan 20, 2011 into Aquarius
Moon	15°23'57" Cancer	Direct	Dec 21, 2010	Dec 23, 2010 into Leo
Mercury	24°45'34" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 18, 2010	Jan 13, 2011 into Capricorn
Venus	14°53'37" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 30, 2010	Jan 7, 2011 into Sagittarius
Mars	11°03'07" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 7, 2010	Jan 15, 2011 into Aquarius
Jupiter	25°23'47" Pisces	Direct	Sep 9, 2010	Jan 22, 2011 into Aries
Saturn	16°09'56" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	26°47'15" Pisces	Direct	Aug 14, 2010	Mar 12, 2011 into Aries
Neptune	26°29'19" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	4°59'20" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	2°48'21" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 22, 2010

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 22, 00:59 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts.

Born on December 22, 2010?

The Sun, Mars and Pluto were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. Jupiter and Uranus sat 1 degrees apart in Pisces, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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