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Where Were the Planets on December 3, 1928?

Quick Answer

On December 3, 1928, the Sun was in Sagittarius (11°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (57% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 3, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°02' Leo at midnight UTC to 10°19' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 3, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°05'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1928	Dec 22, 1928 into Capricorn
Moon	3°44'34" Virgo	Direct	Dec 3, 1928	Dec 5, 1928 into Libra
Mercury	2°48'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 1, 1928	Dec 20, 1928 into Capricorn
Venus	19°42'11" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 17, 1928	Dec 12, 1928 into Aquarius
Mars	6°03'34" Cancer	Retrograde	Oct 3, 1928	Dec 20, 1928 into Gemini
Jupiter	1°17'19" Taurus	Retrograde	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	20°21'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	3°30'32" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	1°23'25" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Sep 21, 1928	Feb 19, 1929 into Leo
Pluto	17°59'49" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	29°46'42" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on December 3, 1928

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 56% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 3, 05:16 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Dec 3, 22:46 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine

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