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Where Were the Planets on December 23, 2015?

Quick Answer

On December 23, 2015, the Sun was in Capricorn (1°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (95% 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 23, 2015. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°30' Taurus at midnight UTC to 12°44' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 23, 2015
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°19'25" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 2015	Jan 20, 2016 into Aquarius
Moon	5°38'28" Gemini	Direct	Dec 23, 2015	Dec 25, 2015 into Cancer
Mercury	19°52'42" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 10, 2015	Jan 2, 2016 into Aquarius
Venus	21°47'00" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 5, 2015	Dec 30, 2015 into Sagittarius
Mars	23°47'09" Libra	Direct	Nov 12, 2015	Jan 3, 2016 into Scorpio
Jupiter	22°50'50" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 2015	Sep 9, 2016 into Libra
Saturn	10°11'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	16°33'43" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	7°22'04" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	14°45'26" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	26°03'34" Virgo	Direct	Oct 10, 2015	Apr 28, 2017 into Leo

Sky Events on December 23, 2015

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 23, 02:30 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on December 23, 2015?

The Sun, Mercury and Pluto were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over.

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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