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Where Were the Planets on December 25, 2010?

Quick Answer

On December 25, 2010, the Sun was in Capricorn (3°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (79% 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 25, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°54' Leo at midnight UTC to 5°13' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 25, 2010
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°34'46" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2010	Jan 20, 2011 into Aquarius
Moon	28°04'12" Leo	Direct	Dec 23, 2010	Dec 25, 2010 into Virgo
Mercury	21°34'41" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 18, 2010	Jan 13, 2011 into Capricorn
Venus	17°31'29" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 30, 2010	Jan 7, 2011 into Sagittarius
Mars	13°21'25" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 7, 2010	Jan 15, 2011 into Aquarius
Jupiter	25°44'06" Pisces	Direct	Sep 9, 2010	Jan 22, 2011 into Aries
Saturn	16°20'13" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	26°50'00" Pisces	Direct	Aug 14, 2010	Mar 12, 2011 into Aries
Neptune	26°33'49" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	5°05'49" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	2°38'49" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 25, 2010

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 79% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 25, 15:13 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

Born on December 25, 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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