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Where Were the Planets on December 22, 2001?

Quick Answer

On December 22, 2001, the Sun was in Capricorn (0°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (47% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 22, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°42' Pisces at midnight UTC to 2°35' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 22, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°42'23" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2001	Jan 20, 2002 into Aquarius
Moon	26°39'00" Pisces	Direct	Dec 20, 2001	Dec 22, 2001 into Aries
Mercury	10°34'42" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 15, 2001	Jan 3, 2002 into Aquarius
Venus	25°12'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 2001	Dec 26, 2001 into Capricorn
Mars	9°55'32" Pisces	Direct	Dec 8, 2001	Jan 18, 2002 into Aries
Jupiter	11°56'23" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	9°58'59" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	22°02'26" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	7°07'52" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	15°41'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	26°51'53" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 22, 2001

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 22, 13:42 UTC	Mars square Saturn	Exact square
Dec 22, 18:45 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Dec 22, 20:57 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	1°05' Aries

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