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Where Were the Planets on December 20, 2015?

Quick Answer

On December 20, 2015, the Sun was in Sagittarius (28°16' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (71% 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 20, 2015. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°38' Aries at midnight UTC to 29°51' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 20, 2015
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°16'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 2015	Dec 22, 2015 into Capricorn
Moon	22°44'35" Aries	Direct	Dec 18, 2015	Dec 21, 2015 into Taurus
Mercury	15°39'48" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 10, 2015	Jan 2, 2016 into Aquarius
Venus	18°10'46" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 5, 2015	Dec 30, 2015 into Sagittarius
Mars	22°04'54" Libra	Direct	Nov 12, 2015	Jan 3, 2016 into Scorpio
Jupiter	22°41'08" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 2015	Sep 9, 2016 into Libra
Saturn	9°51'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	16°34'22" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	7°18'43" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	14°39'22" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	26°13'06" Virgo	Direct	Oct 10, 2015	Apr 28, 2017 into Leo

Sky Events on December 20, 2015

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on December 20, 2015?

Mercury 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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