The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on December 3, 2002?

Quick Answer

On December 3, 2002, the Sun was in Sagittarius (11°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Saturn was 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 3, 2002. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°38' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 7°21' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 3, 2002
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°08'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 2002	Dec 22, 2002 into Capricorn
Moon	0°01'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 3, 2002	Dec 5, 2002 into Capricorn
Mercury	21°47'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 19, 2002	Dec 8, 2002 into Capricorn
Venus	2°50'41" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 2002	Jan 7, 2003 into Sagittarius
Mars	1°13'14" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 1, 2002	Jan 17, 2003 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	18°06'18" Leo	Stationing retrograde	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	26°45'06" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	25°16'09" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	8°44'00" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	17°12'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	8°32'34" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 3, 2002

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 3, 11:57 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on December 3, 2002?

The Sun, Mercury and Pluto were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over. Venus and Mars sat 2 degrees apart in Scorpio, 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.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.