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Where Were the Planets on December 2, 1901?

Quick Answer

On December 2, 1901, the Sun was in Sagittarius (9°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 2, 1901. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°21' Leo at midnight UTC to 11°11' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 2, 1901
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°37'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1901	Dec 22, 1901 into Capricorn
Moon	4°49'24" Virgo	Direct	Dec 2, 1901	Dec 4, 1901 into Libra
Mercury	23°19'06" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 1, 1901	Dec 6, 1901 into Sagittarius
Venus	26°51'46" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 7, 1901	Dec 5, 1901 into Aquarius
Mars	6°19'41" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 24, 1901	Jan 1, 1902 into Aquarius
Jupiter	14°47'42" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 1901	Feb 6, 1902 into Aquarius
Saturn	14°23'11" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	16°39'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	0°38'22" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 19, 1901	Dec 25, 1901 into Gemini
Pluto	17°50'22" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	12°03'44" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on December 2, 1901

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 2, 03:02 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Dec 2, 21:50 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Virgo	10°03' Virgo

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