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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 2018?

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On December 31, 2018, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (28% illuminated). Uranus was 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 31, 2018. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°14' Libra at midnight UTC to 12°21' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 2018
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun9°44'50" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon5°50'13" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mercury23°07'31" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Venus23°00'21" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mars29°35'57" PiscesDirect into Aries
Jupiter11°39'55" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Saturn11°19'02" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Uranus28°37'06" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Neptune14°04'29" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto20°34'35" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node27°35'54" CancerDirect into Gemini

Sky Events on December 31, 2018

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 28% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters ScorpioLeaves Libra

Born on December 31, 2018?

The Sun, Saturn and Pluto were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. The Sun and Saturn 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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