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Where Were the Planets on December 1, 2002?

Quick Answer

On December 1, 2002, the Sun was in Sagittarius (9°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (11% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Mars moved from Libra into Scorpio. The Sun sextiled Neptune. Creative and intuitive. A good day for art, music and rest. Mercury trined Jupiter.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 1, 2002. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°05' Libra at midnight UTC to 7°50' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 1, 2002
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°06'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 2002	Dec 22, 2002 into Capricorn
Moon	0°27'32" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 1, 2002	Dec 3, 2002 into Sagittarius
Mercury	18°42'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 19, 2002	Dec 8, 2002 into Capricorn
Venus	2°02'18" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 2002	Jan 7, 2003 into Sagittarius
Mars	29°56'06" Libra	Direct	Oct 15, 2002	Dec 1, 2002 into Scorpio
Jupiter	18°05'30" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	26°54'21" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	25°13'18" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	8°41'14" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	17°07'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	8°38'55" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 1, 2002

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 11% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 1, 01:43 UTC	The Sun sextile Neptune	Creative and intuitive. A good day for art, music and rest.
Dec 1, 02:21 UTC	Mercury trine Jupiter	Good news travels, and conversations open doors.
Dec 1, 11:15 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Dec 1, 14:25 UTC	Mars enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

Born on December 1, 2002?

The Sun, Mercury and Pluto were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over. Mercury and Pluto sat 2 degrees apart in Sagittarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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