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Where Were the Planets on December 18, 2016?

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On December 18, 2016, the Sun was in Sagittarius (26°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (75% 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 18, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°04' Leo at midnight UTC to 3°20' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 18, 2016
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun26°59'58" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Moon26°46'22" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mercury15°03'00" CapricornDirect into Sagittarius
Venus12°29'30" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mars29°19'37" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Jupiter19°30'21" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn19°48'13" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus20°36'34" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Neptune9°28'30" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto16°29'19" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node6°56'35" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on December 18, 2016

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 75% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters VirgoLeaves Leo

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Mercury and Pluto sat 1 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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