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Where Were the Planets on December 17, 2016?

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On December 17, 2016, the Sun was in Sagittarius (25°58' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (84% 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 17, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°19' Leo at midnight UTC to 20°04' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 17, 2016
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun25°58'55" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Moon13°15'51" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mercury14°48'02" CapricornDirect into Sagittarius
Venus11°21'24" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mars28°34'20" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Jupiter19°22'06" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn19°41'10" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus20°37'09" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Neptune9°27'34" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto16°27'21" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node6°59'46" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on December 17, 2016

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on December 17, 2016?

Mercury and Pluto sat 2 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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