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Where Were the Planets on December 30, 2011?

Quick Answer

On December 30, 2011, the Sun was in Capricorn (8°25' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (33% 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 30, 2011. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°44' Pisces at midnight UTC to 25°02' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 30, 2011
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°25'45" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 2011	Jan 20, 2012 into Aquarius
Moon	18°55'40" Pisces	Direct	Dec 28, 2011	Dec 31, 2011 into Aries
Mercury	17°51'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 2, 2011	Jan 8, 2012 into Capricorn
Venus	11°58'52" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 20, 2011	Jan 14, 2012 into Pisces
Mars	19°44'29" Virgo	Direct	Nov 11, 2011	Jul 3, 2012 into Libra
Jupiter	0°24'04" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	28°11'35" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	0°48'58" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	28°51'10" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 5, 2011	Feb 3, 2012 into Pisces
Pluto	7°16'12" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	13°03'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 30, 2011

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 34% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on December 30, 2011?

The Sun and Pluto sat 1 degrees 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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