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Where Were the Planets on December 28, 2011?

Quick Answer

On December 28, 2011, the Sun was in Capricorn (6°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (16% illuminated). No planets were 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 28, 2011. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°10' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 0°07' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 28, 2011
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°23'26" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 2011	Jan 20, 2012 into Aquarius
Moon	23°41'47" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 26, 2011	Dec 28, 2011 into Pisces
Mercury	15°18'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 2, 2011	Jan 8, 2012 into Capricorn
Venus	9°31'24" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 20, 2011	Jan 14, 2012 into Pisces
Mars	19°13'02" Virgo	Direct	Nov 11, 2011	Jul 3, 2012 into Libra
Jupiter	0°22'34" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	28°03'36" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	0°47'00" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	28°48'01" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 5, 2011	Feb 3, 2012 into Pisces
Pluto	7°11'54" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	13°09'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 28, 2011

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 16% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 28, 23:45 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

Born on December 28, 2011?

The Sun and Pluto sat less than a degree apart in Capricorn, 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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