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Where Were the Planets on December 4, 2000?

Quick Answer

On December 4, 2000, the Sun was in Sagittarius (12°38' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (53% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 4, 2000. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°19' Pisces at midnight UTC to 22°33' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 4, 2000
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°38'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 2000	Dec 21, 2000 into Capricorn
Moon	16°24'36" Pisces	Direct	Dec 3, 2000	Dec 5, 2000 into Aries
Mercury	1°00'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 3, 2000	Dec 23, 2000 into Capricorn
Venus	25°27'56" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 13, 2000	Dec 8, 2000 into Aquarius
Mars	18°34'20" Libra	Direct	Nov 4, 2000	Dec 23, 2000 into Scorpio
Jupiter	5°16'51" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	26°17'52" Taurus	Retrograde	Oct 16, 2000	Apr 20, 2001 into Gemini
Uranus	17°31'34" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	4°28'27" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	12°43'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	17°08'46" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on December 4, 2000

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 4, 03:56 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Pisces	12°18' Pisces
Dec 4, 14:04 UTC	The Sun conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction

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