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Where Were the Planets on December 20, 2016?

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On December 20, 2016, the Sun was in Sagittarius (29°02' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (56% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were 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 20, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°10' Virgo at midnight UTC to 28°37' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 20, 2016
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun29°02'07" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Moon22°26'55" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mercury15°01'49" CapricornRetrograde into Sagittarius
Venus14°45'11" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mars0°50'13" PiscesDirect into Aries
Jupiter19°46'29" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn20°02'19" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus20°35'32" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Neptune9°30'29" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto16°33'15" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node6°50'14" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on December 20, 2016

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 56% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on December 20, 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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