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Where Were the Planets on December 18, 2040?

Quick Answer

On December 18, 2040, the Sun is in Sagittarius (27°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase is Full Moon (100% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 18, 2040. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°55' Gemini at midnight UTC to 3°08' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 18, 2040
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°10'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 21, 2040	Dec 21, 2040 into Capricorn
Moon	27°03'26" Gemini	Direct	Dec 16, 2040	Dec 18, 2040 into Cancer
Mercury	29°27'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 29, 2040	Dec 18, 2040 into Capricorn
Venus	13°28'05" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 6, 2040	Jan 2, 2041 into Pisces
Mars	26°54'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 11, 2040	Dec 22, 2040 into Capricorn
Jupiter	26°53'12" Libra	Direct	Aug 5, 2040	Jan 11, 2041 into Scorpio
Saturn	22°42'07" Libra	Direct	Sep 5, 2039	Nov 11, 2041 into Scorpio
Uranus	7°30'51" Leo	Retrograde	May 15, 2040	Oct 6, 2045 into Virgo
Neptune	3°14'00" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 23, 2039	Jul 16, 2051 into Gemini
Pluto	25°11'35" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	22°45'02" Taurus	Direct	Aug 3, 2040	Feb 21, 2042 into Aries

Sky Events on December 18, 2040

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 18, 03:54 UTC	The Sun sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Dec 18, 10:48 UTC	Mars sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Dec 18, 12:16 UTC	Full Moon in Gemini	27°11' Gemini
Dec 18, 17:46 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Dec 18, 20:16 UTC	Mercury enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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