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Where Were the Planets on December 8, 1904?

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On December 8, 1904, the Sun was in Sagittarius (15°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (2% illuminated). Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 8, 1904. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°11' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 9°34' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 8, 1904
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°59'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1904	Dec 22, 1904 into Capricorn
Moon	2°55'50" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 8, 1904	Dec 10, 1904 into Aquarius
Mercury	5°22'01" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 4, 1904	Feb 9, 1905 into Aquarius
Venus	24°06'10" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 18, 1904	Dec 13, 1904 into Aquarius
Mars	10°29'48" Libra	Direct	Nov 20, 1904	Jan 13, 1905 into Scorpio
Jupiter	20°20'04" Aries	Retrograde	Aug 31, 1904	Mar 7, 1905 into Taurus
Saturn	16°24'11" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 19, 1903	Apr 13, 1905 into Pisces
Uranus	29°16'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°20'40" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	20°47'50" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	13°42'25" Virgo	Direct	Feb 4, 1904	Aug 24, 1905 into Leo

Sky Events on December 8, 1904

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 8, 06:46 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 8, 22:21 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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