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Where Were the Planets on December 20, 2056?

Quick Answer

On December 20, 2056, the Sun is in Sagittarius (29°19' at noon UTC), the Moon is in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mercury, Mars and Neptune are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 20, 2056. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°19' Gemini at midnight UTC to 18°11' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 20, 2056
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°19'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 21, 2056	Dec 21, 2056 into Capricorn
Moon	12°15'26" Gemini	Direct	Dec 19, 2056	Dec 21, 2056 into Cancer
Mercury	28°44'31" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 19, 2056	Jan 12, 2057 into Capricorn
Venus	16°10'36" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 5, 2056	Jan 2, 2057 into Pisces
Mars	14°15'27" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 22, 2056	Feb 5, 2057 into Cancer
Jupiter	11°53'08" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 24, 2056	Mar 8, 2057 into Pisces
Saturn	15°50'11" Aries	Direct	Mar 22, 2055	May 20, 2057 into Taurus
Uranus	23°30'07" Libra	Direct	Sep 11, 2052	Nov 3, 2058 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°55'04" Gemini	Retrograde	May 12, 2052	Jul 3, 2065 into Cancer
Pluto	16°08'35" Pisces	Direct	Jan 19, 2044	Jun 18, 2066 into Aries
North Node	13°11'00" Cancer	Direct	Feb 6, 2056	Aug 26, 2057 into Gemini

Sky Events on December 20, 2056

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

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 20, 04:25 UTC	Venus sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Dec 20, 06:08 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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