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Where Were the Planets on December 3, 2000?

Quick Answer

On December 3, 2000, the Sun was in Sagittarius (11°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (44% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Mercury moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 3, 2000. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°19' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 10°18' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 3, 2000
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°38'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 2000	Dec 21, 2000 into Capricorn
Moon	4°17'56" Pisces	Direct	Dec 3, 2000	Dec 5, 2000 into Aries
Mercury	29°27'30" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 8, 2000	Dec 3, 2000 into Sagittarius
Venus	24°17'19" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 13, 2000	Dec 8, 2000 into Aquarius
Mars	17°58'07" Libra	Direct	Nov 4, 2000	Dec 23, 2000 into Scorpio
Jupiter	5°24'55" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	26°22'28" Taurus	Retrograde	Oct 16, 2000	Apr 20, 2001 into Gemini
Uranus	17°29'41" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	4°26'53" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	12°41'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	17°11'57" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on December 3, 2000

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 44% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 3, 03:22 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Dec 3, 20:26 UTC	Mercury enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on December 3, 2000?

The Sun and Pluto sat 1 degrees apart in Sagittarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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