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Where Were the Planets on December 25, 2013?

Quick Answer

On December 25, 2013, the Sun was in Capricorn (3°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (51% illuminated). Venus and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 25, 2013. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°44' Virgo at midnight UTC to 9°18' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 25, 2013
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°51'14" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2013	Jan 20, 2014 into Aquarius
Moon	2°59'18" Libra	Direct	Dec 25, 2013	Dec 27, 2013 into Scorpio
Mercury	1°41'57" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 24, 2013	Jan 11, 2014 into Aquarius
Venus	28°43'01" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 5, 2013	Mar 5, 2014 into Aquarius
Mars	8°40'56" Libra	Direct	Dec 7, 2013	Jul 26, 2014 into Scorpio
Jupiter	16°58'30" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 26, 2013	Jul 16, 2014 into Leo
Saturn	19°44'50" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 5, 2012	Dec 23, 2014 into Sagittarius
Uranus	8°36'53" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	3°04'25" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	11°01'42" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	4°36'35" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on December 25, 2013

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 25, 06:16 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Dec 25, 08:29 UTC	Mars opposite Uranus	Exact opposition
Dec 25, 13:48 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	3°56' Libra

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