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Where Were the Planets on December 23, 2042?

Quick Answer

On December 23, 2042, the Sun is in Capricorn (1°46' at noon UTC), the Moon is in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous (86% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 23, 2042. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°37' Taurus at midnight UTC to 25°11' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 23, 2042
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°46'45" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2042	Jan 20, 2043 into Aquarius
Moon	17°54'17" Taurus	Direct	Dec 22, 2042	Dec 24, 2042 into Gemini
Mercury	20°03'39" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 5, 2042	Feb 9, 2043 into Aquarius
Venus	15°04'19" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 6, 2042	Jan 7, 2043 into Sagittarius
Mars	15°29'03" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 3, 2042	Jan 11, 2043 into Aquarius
Jupiter	17°04'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 4, 2042	Mar 1, 2043 into Capricorn
Saturn	15°11'06" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 14, 2042	Feb 21, 2044 into Sagittarius
Uranus	17°01'27" Leo	Retrograde	May 15, 2040	Oct 6, 2045 into Virgo
Neptune	7°43'33" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 23, 2039	Jul 16, 2051 into Gemini
Pluto	28°03'17" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	13°49'47" Aries	Direct	Feb 21, 2042	Sep 10, 2043 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 23, 2042

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 23, 01:23 UTC	Mars sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Dec 23, 06:35 UTC	Jupiter trine Uranus	Exact trine
Dec 23, 15:06 UTC	Venus conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction

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