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Where Were the Planets on December 23, 2010?

Quick Answer

On December 23, 2010, the Sun was in Capricorn (1°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (94% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 23, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°25' Cancer at midnight UTC to 6°36' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 23, 2010
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°32'33" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2010	Jan 20, 2011 into Aquarius
Moon	29°30'09" Cancer	Direct	Dec 21, 2010	Dec 23, 2010 into Leo
Mercury	23°33'29" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 18, 2010	Jan 13, 2011 into Capricorn
Venus	15°45'30" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 30, 2010	Jan 7, 2011 into Sagittarius
Mars	11°49'11" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 7, 2010	Jan 15, 2011 into Aquarius
Jupiter	25°30'24" Pisces	Direct	Sep 9, 2010	Jan 22, 2011 into Aries
Saturn	16°13'28" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	26°48'07" Pisces	Direct	Aug 14, 2010	Mar 12, 2011 into Aries
Neptune	26°30'48" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	5°01'30" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	2°45'10" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 23, 2010

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 23, 12:50 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on December 23, 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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