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Where Were the Planets on December 26, 2011?

Quick Answer

On December 26, 2011, the Sun was in Capricorn (4°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 26, 2011. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°06' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 3°49' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 26, 2011
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°21'07" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 2011	Jan 20, 2012 into Aquarius
Moon	27°00'57" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 24, 2011	Dec 26, 2011 into Aquarius
Mercury	12°52'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 2, 2011	Jan 8, 2012 into Capricorn
Venus	7°03'46" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 20, 2011	Jan 14, 2012 into Pisces
Mars	18°39'42" Virgo	Direct	Nov 11, 2011	Jul 3, 2012 into Libra
Jupiter	0°21'55" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	27°55'16" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	0°45'14" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	28°44'57" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 5, 2011	Feb 3, 2012 into Pisces
Pluto	7°07'37" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	13°15'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 26, 2011

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 26, 17:14 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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