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Where Were the Planets on December 8, 2016?

Quick Answer

On December 8, 2016, the Sun was in Sagittarius (16°49' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (62% 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 8, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°07' Pisces at midnight UTC to 7°58' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 8, 2016
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°49'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 21, 2016	Dec 21, 2016 into Capricorn
Moon	1°00'19" Aries	Direct	Dec 8, 2016	Dec 10, 2016 into Taurus
Mercury	7°15'14" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 2016	Jan 4, 2017 into Sagittarius
Venus	1°01'21" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 7, 2016	Jan 3, 2017 into Pisces
Mars	21°47'11" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 9, 2016	Dec 19, 2016 into Pisces
Jupiter	18°02'30" Libra	Direct	Sep 9, 2016	Oct 10, 2017 into Scorpio
Saturn	18°37'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	20°44'37" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	9°20'31" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	16°10'12" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	7°28'21" Virgo	Direct	Oct 10, 2015	Apr 28, 2017 into Leo

Sky Events on December 8, 2016

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 62% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 8, 10:15 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

Born on December 8, 2016?

The Sun and Saturn sat 2 degrees apart in Sagittarius, 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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