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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 2012?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 2012, the Sun was in Capricorn (10°13' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (91% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Mercury moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°19' Leo at midnight UTC to 20°45' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°13'14" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2012	Jan 19, 2013 into Aquarius
Moon	14°31'25" Leo	Direct	Dec 30, 2012	Jan 1, 2013 into Virgo
Mercury	29°52'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 11, 2012	Dec 31, 2012 into Capricorn
Venus	19°08'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 16, 2012	Jan 9, 2013 into Capricorn
Mars	4°17'14" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 26, 2012	Feb 2, 2013 into Pisces
Jupiter	7°49'18" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 11, 2012	Jun 26, 2013 into Cancer
Saturn	9°30'20" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 5, 2012	Dec 23, 2014 into Sagittarius
Uranus	4°45'08" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	1°03'44" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	9°18'15" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	23°37'12" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on December 31, 2012

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 14:02 UTC	Mercury enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

Born on December 31, 2012?

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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