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Where Were the Planets on December 21, 2019?

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On December 21, 2019, the Sun was in Sagittarius (29°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (25% 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 21, 2019. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°23' Libra at midnight UTC to 6°27' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 21, 2019
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun29°18'26" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Moon29°26'24" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mercury18°05'25" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Venus1°30'15" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mars21°20'31" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Jupiter4°15'08" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Saturn20°11'00" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Uranus2°49'56" TaurusRetrograde into Gemini
Neptune16°05'43" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto22°02'47" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node8°47'59" CancerDirect into Gemini

Sky Events on December 21, 2019

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters ScorpioLeaves Libra

Born on December 21, 2019?

Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day carries a strong Capricorn streak alongside their Sagittarius Sun. Saturn 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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