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Where Were the Planets on December 19, 2016?

Quick Answer

On December 19, 2016, the Sun was in Sagittarius (28°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (66% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Mars moved from Aquarius into Pisces.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 19, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°20' Virgo at midnight UTC to 16°10' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 19, 2016
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°01'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 21, 2016	Dec 21, 2016 into Capricorn
Moon	9°48'50" Virgo	Direct	Dec 18, 2016	Dec 21, 2016 into Libra
Mercury	15°07'51" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Dec 2, 2016	Jan 4, 2017 into Sagittarius
Venus	13°37'26" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 7, 2016	Jan 3, 2017 into Pisces
Mars	0°04'55" Pisces	Direct	Dec 19, 2016	Jan 28, 2017 into Aries
Jupiter	19°38'29" Libra	Direct	Sep 9, 2016	Oct 10, 2017 into Scorpio
Saturn	19°55'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	20°36'02" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	9°29'29" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	16°31'17" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	6°53'24" Virgo	Direct	Oct 10, 2015	Apr 28, 2017 into Leo

Sky Events on December 19, 2016

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 66% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 19, 09:23 UTC	Mars enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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Mercury and Pluto sat 1 degrees apart in Capricorn, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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