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Where Were the Planets on December 16, 2076?

Quick Answer

On December 16, 2076, the Sun is in Sagittarius (25°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase is Waning Gibbous (69% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 16, 2076. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°26' Leo at midnight UTC to 9°17' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 16, 2076
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°24'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 21, 2076	Dec 21, 2076 into Capricorn
Moon	3°22'27" Virgo	Direct	Dec 16, 2076	Dec 18, 2076 into Libra
Mercury	24°12'35" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 11, 2076	Jan 11, 2077 into Capricorn
Venus	5°37'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 12, 2076	Jan 4, 2077 into Capricorn
Mars	0°15'48" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 16, 2076	Jan 23, 2077 into Pisces
Jupiter	7°15'16" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 9, 2076	Dec 8, 2077 into Sagittarius
Saturn	1°29'33" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 3, 2076	Feb 28, 2079 into Aquarius
Uranus	17°53'10" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 2072	Mar 2, 2079 into Aquarius
Neptune	25°58'27" Cancer	Retrograde	May 1, 2066	Sep 1, 2078 into Leo
Pluto	8°58'19" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 23, 2068	Jun 9, 2095 into Taurus
North Node	16°34'06" Gemini	Direct	Apr 6, 2076	Oct 25, 2077 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 16, 2076

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 69% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 16, 00:00 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Dec 16, 03:54 UTC	Mars enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Dec 16, 05:10 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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