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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 2001?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 2001, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% 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 31, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°42' Cancer at midnight UTC to 1°06' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°52'28" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2001	Jan 20, 2002 into Aquarius
Moon	23°53'13" Cancer	Direct	Dec 29, 2001	Dec 31, 2001 into Leo
Mercury	24°48'37" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 15, 2001	Jan 3, 2002 into Aquarius
Venus	6°31'57" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 26, 2001	Jan 19, 2002 into Aquarius
Mars	16°30'53" Pisces	Direct	Dec 8, 2001	Jan 18, 2002 into Aries
Jupiter	10°44'07" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	9°21'34" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	22°25'59" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	7°25'50" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	16°01'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	26°23'18" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 31, 2001

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

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 22:08 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on December 31, 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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