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Where Were the Planets on December 5, 1908?

Quick Answer

On December 5, 1908, the Sun was in Sagittarius (12°58' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 5, 1908. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°01' Taurus at midnight UTC to 19°47' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 5, 1908
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°58'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1908	Dec 22, 1908 into Capricorn
Moon	12°55'56" Taurus	Direct	Dec 4, 1908	Dec 6, 1908 into Gemini
Mercury	2°43'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 3, 1908	Dec 22, 1908 into Capricorn
Venus	8°37'30" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 28, 1908	Dec 22, 1908 into Sagittarius
Mars	6°28'41" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 25, 1908	Jan 10, 1909 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	13°31'46" Virgo	Direct	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	3°22'09" Aries	Stationing direct	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	15°05'05" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	16°34'01" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	25°03'17" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	26°30'01" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 5, 1908

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 5, 22:04 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Exact trine

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