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Where Were the Planets on December 26, 2017?

Quick Answer

On December 26, 2017, the Sun was in Capricorn (4°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (51% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 26, 2017. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°45' Pisces at midnight UTC to 12°48' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 26, 2017
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°54'15" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2017	Jan 20, 2018 into Aquarius
Moon	6°14'19" Aries	Direct	Dec 26, 2017	Dec 28, 2017 into Taurus
Mercury	13°51'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 5, 2017	Jan 11, 2018 into Capricorn
Venus	1°36'10" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 25, 2017	Jan 18, 2018 into Aquarius
Mars	10°43'59" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 9, 2017	Jan 26, 2018 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	15°59'03" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 10, 2017	Nov 8, 2018 into Sagittarius
Saturn	0°44'38" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 2017	Mar 22, 2020 into Aquarius
Uranus	24°35'34" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	11°47'47" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	18°35'39" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	17°11'29" Leo	Direct	Apr 28, 2017	Nov 16, 2018 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 26, 2017

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 26, 00:26 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Dec 26, 09:20 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	4°47' Aries

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