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Where Were the Planets on December 16, 2021?

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On December 16, 2021, the Sun was in Sagittarius (24°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% 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 16, 2021. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°47' Taurus at midnight UTC to 1°36' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 16, 2021
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun24°44'35" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Moon25°42'52" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury4°19'59" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Venus26°18'57" CapricornStationing retrograde into Aquarius
Mars2°09'38" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Jupiter27°43'20" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Saturn10°19'14" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Uranus11°16'45" TaurusRetrograde into Gemini
Neptune20°28'18" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto25°27'24" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node0°21'19" GeminiDirect into Taurus

Sky Events on December 16, 2021

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters GeminiLeaves Taurus

Born on December 16, 2021?

Mercury, Venus and Pluto were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day carries a strong Capricorn streak alongside their Sagittarius Sun. Venus and Pluto sat less than a degree 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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