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Where Were the Planets on December 17, 2078?

Quick Answer

On December 17, 2078, the Sun is in Sagittarius (25°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 17, 2078. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°32' Taurus at midnight UTC to 12°36' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 17, 2078
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°55'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 21, 2078	Dec 21, 2078 into Capricorn
Moon	5°04'01" Gemini	Direct	Dec 17, 2078	Dec 19, 2078 into Cancer
Mercury	10°51'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 9, 2078	Dec 30, 2078 into Capricorn
Venus	13°52'30" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 6, 2078	Dec 30, 2078 into Aquarius
Mars	18°04'21" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 23, 2078	Jan 1, 2079 into Pisces
Jupiter	26°17'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 8, 2077	Jan 2, 2079 into Capricorn
Saturn	21°40'31" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 3, 2076	Feb 28, 2079 into Aquarius
Uranus	25°47'33" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 2072	Mar 2, 2079 into Aquarius
Neptune	0°30'04" Leo	Retrograde	Sep 1, 2078	Jan 6, 2079 into Cancer
Pluto	11°06'31" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 23, 2068	Jun 9, 2095 into Taurus
North Node	7°51'33" Taurus	Direct	Oct 25, 2077	May 14, 2079 into Aries

Sky Events on December 17, 2078

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 17, 03:55 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Dec 17, 16:06 UTC	Mercury trine Pluto	Exact trine
Dec 17, 22:50 UTC	The Sun conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction

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