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Where Were the Planets on December 21, 2018?

Quick Answer

On December 21, 2018, the Sun was in Sagittarius (29°33' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

The Sun entered Capricorn, and Capricorn season began. Mercury met Jupiter in Sagittarius. Big ideas and big talk. Good for teaching, planning and pitching. Venus trined Neptune.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 21, 2018. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°33' Gemini at midnight UTC to 19°56' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 21, 2018
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°33'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 2018	Dec 21, 2018 into Capricorn
Moon	12°42'44" Gemini	Direct	Dec 20, 2018	Dec 22, 2018 into Cancer
Mercury	9°16'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 12, 2018	Jan 5, 2019 into Capricorn
Venus	13°42'31" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 2, 2018	Jan 7, 2019 into Sagittarius
Mars	22°54'43" Pisces	Direct	Nov 15, 2018	Jan 1, 2019 into Aries
Jupiter	9°31'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 8, 2018	Dec 2, 2019 into Capricorn
Saturn	10°08'27" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 2017	Mar 22, 2020 into Aquarius
Uranus	28°42'57" Aries	Retrograde	Nov 6, 2018	Mar 6, 2019 into Taurus
Neptune	13°53'53" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	20°14'56" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	28°07'41" Cancer	Direct	Nov 16, 2018	Jun 4, 2020 into Gemini

Sky Events on December 21, 2018

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 21, 17:16 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Tender and artistic. Good for music, film and small kindnesses.
Dec 21, 17:37 UTC	Mercury conjunct Jupiter	Big ideas and big talk. Good for teaching, planning and pitching.
Dec 21, 22:22 UTC	The Sun enters Capricorn	December Solstice

Born on December 21, 2018?

The Sun, Mercury and Jupiter were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over. Mercury and Jupiter sat less than a degree apart in Sagittarius, 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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