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Where Were the Planets on December 7, 2001?

Quick Answer

On December 7, 2001, the Sun was in Sagittarius (15°26' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 7, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°01' Virgo at midnight UTC to 18°12' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 7, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°26'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 2001	Dec 21, 2001 into Capricorn
Moon	11°07'44" Virgo	Direct	Dec 6, 2001	Dec 8, 2001 into Libra
Mercury	16°53'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 26, 2001	Dec 15, 2001 into Capricorn
Venus	6°19'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 2001	Dec 26, 2001 into Capricorn
Mars	28°58'19" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 27, 2001	Dec 8, 2001 into Pisces
Jupiter	13°44'27" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	11°09'47" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	21°29'58" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	6°41'29" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	15°06'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	27°39'33" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 7, 2001

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 7, 03:54 UTC	The Sun conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction
Dec 7, 19:02 UTC	Venus sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Dec 7, 19:52 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Virgo	15°47' Virgo

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