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Where Were the Planets on December 18, 2015?

Quick Answer

On December 18, 2015, the Sun was in Sagittarius (26°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (49% illuminated). Uranus was 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 18, 2015. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°29' Pisces at midnight UTC to 1°29' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 18, 2015
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°14'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 2015	Dec 22, 2015 into Capricorn
Moon	24°28'45" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 2015	Dec 18, 2015 into Aries
Mercury	12°44'18" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 10, 2015	Jan 2, 2016 into Aquarius
Venus	15°47'03" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 5, 2015	Dec 30, 2015 into Sagittarius
Mars	20°56'24" Libra	Direct	Nov 12, 2015	Jan 3, 2016 into Scorpio
Jupiter	22°33'47" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 2015	Sep 9, 2016 into Libra
Saturn	9°37'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	16°35'03" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	7°16'38" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	14°35'22" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	26°19'27" Virgo	Direct	Oct 10, 2015	Apr 28, 2017 into Leo

Sky Events on December 18, 2015

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 18, 15:14 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Pisces	26°22' Pisces
Dec 18, 21:26 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

Born on December 18, 2015?

Mercury and Pluto sat 2 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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