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Where Were the Planets on December 25, 2015?

Quick Answer

On December 25, 2015, the Sun was in Capricorn (3°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 25, 2015. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°50' Gemini at midnight UTC to 10°39' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 25, 2015
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°21'37" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 2015	Jan 20, 2016 into Aquarius
Moon	3°47'33" Cancer	Direct	Dec 25, 2015	Dec 27, 2015 into Leo
Mercury	22°30'56" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 10, 2015	Jan 2, 2016 into Aquarius
Venus	24°11'34" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 5, 2015	Dec 30, 2015 into Sagittarius
Mars	24°54'59" Libra	Direct	Nov 12, 2015	Jan 3, 2016 into Scorpio
Jupiter	22°56'23" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 2015	Sep 9, 2016 into Libra
Saturn	10°25'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	16°33'33" Aries	Stationing direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	7°24'27" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	14°49'30" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	25°57'12" Virgo	Direct	Oct 10, 2015	Apr 28, 2017 into Leo

Sky Events on December 25, 2015

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 25, 05:26 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Dec 25, 11:12 UTC	Full Moon in Cancer	3°19' Cancer
Dec 25, 20:20 UTC	Mercury trine Jupiter	Exact trine

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