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Where Were the Planets on December 4, 2002?

Quick Answer

On December 4, 2002, the Sun was in Sagittarius (12°09' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 4, 2002. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°21' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 21°52' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 4, 2002
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°09'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 2002	Dec 22, 2002 into Capricorn
Moon	14°39'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 3, 2002	Dec 5, 2002 into Capricorn
Mercury	23°20'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 19, 2002	Dec 8, 2002 into Capricorn
Venus	3°17'32" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 2002	Jan 7, 2003 into Sagittarius
Mars	1°51'48" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 1, 2002	Jan 17, 2003 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	18°06'24" Leo	Stationing retrograde	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	26°40'25" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	25°17'39" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	8°45'26" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	17°14'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	8°29'24" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 4, 2002

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 4, 07:31 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius	11°57' Sagittarius

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