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Where Were the Planets on December 24, 2011?

Quick Answer

On December 24, 2011, the Sun was in Capricorn (2°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 24, 2011. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°45' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 6°03' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 24, 2011
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°18'49" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 2011	Jan 20, 2012 into Aquarius
Moon	28°56'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 22, 2011	Dec 24, 2011 into Capricorn
Mercury	10°36'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 2, 2011	Jan 8, 2012 into Capricorn
Venus	4°36'01" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 20, 2011	Jan 14, 2012 into Pisces
Mars	18°04'33" Virgo	Direct	Nov 11, 2011	Jul 3, 2012 into Libra
Jupiter	0°22'05" Taurus	Stationing direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	27°46'36" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	0°43'40" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	28°42'00" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 5, 2011	Feb 3, 2012 into Pisces
Pluto	7°03'19" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	13°22'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 24, 2011

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 24, 13:46 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 24, 18:06 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	2°34' Capricorn

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