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Where Were the Planets on December 5, 1990?

Quick Answer

On December 5, 1990, the Sun was in Sagittarius (13°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (86% illuminated). Mars and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 5, 1990. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°17' Cancer at midnight UTC to 4°46' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 5, 1990
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°05'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1990	Dec 22, 1990 into Capricorn
Moon	27°35'23" Cancer	Direct	Dec 3, 1990	Dec 5, 1990 into Leo
Mercury	4°04'16" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1990	Dec 25, 1990 into Sagittarius
Venus	21°27'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 18, 1990	Dec 12, 1990 into Capricorn
Mars	2°35'38" Gemini	Retrograde	Aug 31, 1990	Dec 14, 1990 into Taurus
Jupiter	13°33'00" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 18, 1990	Sep 12, 1991 into Virgo
Saturn	22°45'56" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	8°10'39" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	13°09'17" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	18°42'00" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	0°32'00" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on December 5, 1990

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 5, 15:59 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Dec 5, 22:45 UTC	The Sun trine Jupiter	Exact trine

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