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Where Were the Planets on December 3, 1908?

Quick Answer

On December 3, 1908, the Sun was in Sagittarius (10°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (78% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 3, 1908. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°59' Aries at midnight UTC to 22°03' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 3, 1908
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°57'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1908	Dec 22, 1908 into Capricorn
Moon	15°02'30" Aries	Direct	Dec 2, 1908	Dec 4, 1908 into Taurus
Mercury	29°37'11" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 11, 1908	Dec 3, 1908 into Sagittarius
Venus	6°10'28" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 28, 1908	Dec 22, 1908 into Sagittarius
Mars	5°10'06" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 25, 1908	Jan 10, 1909 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	13°22'11" Virgo	Direct	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	3°22'40" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	14°58'50" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	16°36'41" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	25°05'35" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	26°36'22" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 3, 1908

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 3, 17:54 UTC	Mercury enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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