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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 2020?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 2020, the Sun was in Capricorn (10°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% 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, 2020. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°46' Cancer at midnight UTC to 2°43' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 2020
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun10°16'12" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon26°13'47" CancerDirect into Leo
Mercury16°54'05" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Venus19°47'06" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mars27°08'33" AriesDirect into Taurus
Jupiter2°40'07" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Saturn1°34'05" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Uranus6°48'22" TaurusRetrograde into Gemini
Neptune18°28'06" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto24°10'18" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node18°53'21" GeminiDirect into Taurus

Sky Events on December 31, 2020

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

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters LeoLeaves Cancer

Born on December 31, 2020?

The Sun, Mercury and Pluto were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. Jupiter and Saturn sat 1 degrees apart in Aquarius, 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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