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Where Were the Planets on December 29, 2001?

Quick Answer

On December 29, 2001, the Sun was in Capricorn (7°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (99% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 29, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°39' Gemini at midnight UTC to 2°31' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 29, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°50'12" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2001	Jan 20, 2002 into Aquarius
Moon	25°33'14" Gemini	Direct	Dec 27, 2001	Dec 29, 2001 into Cancer
Mercury	21°40'53" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 15, 2001	Jan 3, 2002 into Aquarius
Venus	4°00'57" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 26, 2001	Jan 19, 2002 into Aquarius
Mars	15°03'03" Pisces	Direct	Dec 8, 2001	Jan 18, 2002 into Aries
Jupiter	11°00'21" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	9°29'25" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	22°20'31" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	7°21'44" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	15°56'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	26°29'39" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 29, 2001

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 29, 19:39 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on December 29, 2001?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over.

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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