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Where Were the Planets on December 17, 2002?

Quick Answer

On December 17, 2002, the Sun was in Sagittarius (25°22' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (95% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 17, 2002. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°03' Taurus at midnight UTC to 5°14' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 17, 2002
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°22'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 2002	Dec 22, 2002 into Capricorn
Moon	29°07'40" Taurus	Direct	Dec 15, 2002	Dec 17, 2002 into Gemini
Mercury	12°54'35" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 8, 2002	Feb 13, 2003 into Aquarius
Venus	11°18'43" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 2002	Jan 7, 2003 into Sagittarius
Mars	10°13'33" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 1, 2002	Jan 17, 2003 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	17°49'44" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	25°37'10" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	25°41'12" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	9°06'21" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	17°44'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	7°48'05" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 17, 2002

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 17, 13:43 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Dec 17, 17:30 UTC	The Sun opposite Saturn	Exact opposition
Dec 17, 19:47 UTC	The Sun sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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