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Where Were the Planets on December 3, 1909?

Quick Answer

On December 3, 1909, the Sun was in Sagittarius (10°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (61% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 3, 1909. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°16' Leo at midnight UTC to 3°39' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 3, 1909
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°42'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1909	Dec 22, 1909 into Capricorn
Moon	27°30'34" Leo	Direct	Dec 1, 1909	Dec 3, 1909 into Virgo
Mercury	10°49'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 26, 1909	Dec 15, 1909 into Capricorn
Venus	27°56'58" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 7, 1909	Dec 5, 1909 into Aquarius
Mars	4°29'53" Aries	Direct	Nov 20, 1909	Jan 23, 1910 into Taurus
Jupiter	9°49'58" Libra	Direct	Oct 11, 1909	Nov 11, 1910 into Scorpio
Saturn	16°37'05" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	18°55'36" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	18°53'39" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	26°09'46" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	7°16'41" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 3, 1909

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 62% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 3, 00:57 UTC	Uranus opposite Neptune	Exact opposition
Dec 3, 06:48 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Dec 3, 16:49 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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