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Where Were the Planets on December 29, 2011?

Quick Answer

On December 29, 2011, the Sun was in Capricorn (7°24' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (24% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

The Sun met Pluto in Capricorn. Questions of power and control come up, and something hidden surfaces to be dealt with.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 29, 2011. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°07' Pisces at midnight UTC to 12°43' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 29, 2011
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°24'36" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 2011	Jan 20, 2012 into Aquarius
Moon	6°28'40" Pisces	Direct	Dec 28, 2011	Dec 31, 2011 into Aries
Mercury	16°33'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 2, 2011	Jan 8, 2012 into Capricorn
Venus	10°45'09" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 20, 2011	Jan 14, 2012 into Pisces
Mars	19°29'00" Virgo	Direct	Nov 11, 2011	Jul 3, 2012 into Libra
Jupiter	0°23'13" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	28°07'38" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	0°47'58" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	28°49'35" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 5, 2011	Feb 3, 2012 into Pisces
Pluto	7°14'03" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	13°06'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 29, 2011

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 29, 07:42 UTC	The Sun conjunct Pluto	Questions of power and control come up, and something hidden surfaces to be dealt with.

Born on December 29, 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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