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Where Were the Planets on December 28, 2018?

Quick Answer

On December 28, 2018, the Sun was in Capricorn (6°41' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (60% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 28, 2018. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°03' Virgo at midnight UTC to 2°05' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 28, 2018
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°41'23" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2018	Jan 20, 2019 into Aquarius
Moon	25°07'04" Virgo	Direct	Dec 26, 2018	Dec 28, 2018 into Libra
Mercury	18°48'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 12, 2018	Jan 5, 2019 into Capricorn
Venus	20°06'48" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 2, 2018	Jan 7, 2019 into Sagittarius
Mars	27°35'14" Pisces	Direct	Nov 15, 2018	Jan 1, 2019 into Aries
Jupiter	11°01'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 8, 2018	Dec 2, 2019 into Capricorn
Saturn	10°57'47" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 2017	Mar 22, 2020 into Aquarius
Uranus	28°38'20" Aries	Retrograde	Nov 6, 2018	Mar 6, 2019 into Taurus
Neptune	14°00'59" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	20°28'37" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	27°45'26" Cancer	Direct	Nov 16, 2018	Jun 4, 2020 into Gemini

Sky Events on December 28, 2018

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 60% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 28, 20:22 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Dec 28, 21:29 UTC	Venus sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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