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Where Were the Planets on December 21, 2020?

Quick Answer

On December 21, 2020, the Sun was in Capricorn (0°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (45% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 21, 2020. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°31' Pisces at midnight UTC to 0°43' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 21, 2020
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°04'59" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2020	Jan 19, 2021 into Aquarius
Moon	24°39'43" Pisces	Direct	Dec 19, 2020	Dec 21, 2020 into Aries
Mercury	0°51'01" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 2020	Jan 8, 2021 into Aquarius
Venus	7°16'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 15, 2020	Jan 8, 2021 into Capricorn
Mars	23°06'47" Aries	Direct	Jun 28, 2020	Jan 6, 2021 into Taurus
Jupiter	0°25'40" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 19, 2020	May 13, 2021 into Pisces
Saturn	0°27'28" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 17, 2020	Mar 7, 2023 into Pisces
Uranus	6°57'56" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	18°18'44" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	23°51'12" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	19°25'08" Gemini	Direct	Jun 4, 2020	Dec 23, 2021 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 21, 2020

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 45% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 21, 10:02 UTC	The Sun enters Capricorn	December Solstice
Dec 21, 18:26 UTC	Jupiter conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction
Dec 21, 22:32 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Dec 21, 23:41 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	0°35' Aries

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