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Where Were the Planets on December 21, 2015?

Quick Answer

On December 21, 2015, the Sun was in Sagittarius (29°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (81% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 21, 2015. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°52' Aries at midnight UTC to 14°10' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 21, 2015
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°17'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 2015	Dec 22, 2015 into Capricorn
Moon	7°01'22" Taurus	Direct	Dec 21, 2015	Dec 23, 2015 into Gemini
Mercury	17°05'44" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 10, 2015	Jan 2, 2016 into Aquarius
Venus	19°22'46" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 5, 2015	Dec 30, 2015 into Sagittarius
Mars	22°39'03" Libra	Direct	Nov 12, 2015	Jan 3, 2016 into Scorpio
Jupiter	22°44'33" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 2015	Sep 9, 2016 into Libra
Saturn	9°58'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	16°34'06" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	7°19'48" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	14°41'23" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	26°09'55" Virgo	Direct	Oct 10, 2015	Apr 28, 2017 into Leo

Sky Events on December 21, 2015

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 21, 00:12 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Dec 21, 03:08 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Exact square

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