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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 2042?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 2042, the Sun is in Capricorn (9°55' at noon UTC), the Moon is in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase is Waning Gibbous (76% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Neptune are retrograde.

Mercury sextiles Saturn while Mercury is retrograde. Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 2042. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°57' Virgo at midnight UTC to 15°29' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 2042
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°55'42" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2042	Jan 20, 2043 into Aquarius
Moon	9°16'45" Virgo	Direct	Dec 30, 2042	Jan 2, 2043 into Libra
Mercury	16°17'47" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 5, 2042	Feb 9, 2043 into Aquarius
Venus	23°04'53" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 6, 2042	Jan 7, 2043 into Sagittarius
Mars	21°40'40" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 3, 2042	Jan 11, 2043 into Aquarius
Jupiter	18°50'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 4, 2042	Mar 1, 2043 into Capricorn
Saturn	15°54'39" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 14, 2042	Feb 21, 2044 into Sagittarius
Uranus	16°47'21" Leo	Retrograde	May 15, 2040	Oct 6, 2045 into Virgo
Neptune	7°37'53" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 23, 2039	Jul 16, 2051 into Gemini
Pluto	28°12'30" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	13°24'22" Aries	Direct	Feb 21, 2042	Sep 10, 2043 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 31, 2042

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 76% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 19:16 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.

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