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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 2011?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 2011, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (43% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 2011. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°02' Pisces at midnight UTC to 7°06' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 2011
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°26'55" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 2011	Jan 20, 2012 into Aquarius
Moon	1°06'18" Aries	Direct	Dec 31, 2011	Jan 2, 2012 into Taurus
Mercury	19°10'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 2, 2011	Jan 8, 2012 into Capricorn
Venus	13°12'33" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 20, 2011	Jan 14, 2012 into Pisces
Mars	19°59'29" Virgo	Direct	Nov 11, 2011	Jul 3, 2012 into Libra
Jupiter	0°25'08" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	28°15'26" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	0°50'02" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	28°52'47" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 5, 2011	Feb 3, 2012 into Pisces
Pluto	7°18'20" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	13°00'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 31, 2011

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 09:48 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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