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Where Were the Planets on December 12, 2003?

Quick Answer

On December 12, 2003, the Sun was in Sagittarius (20°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (88% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

The Sun met Pluto in Sagittarius. Questions of power and control come up, and something hidden surfaces to be dealt with.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 12, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°02' Cancer at midnight UTC to 6°19' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 12, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°01'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 2003	Dec 22, 2003 into Capricorn
Moon	0°10'03" Leo	Direct	Dec 12, 2003	Dec 14, 2003 into Virgo
Mercury	10°28'48" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 2003	Dec 30, 2003 into Sagittarius
Venus	19°09'24" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2003	Dec 21, 2003 into Aquarius
Mars	27°40'23" Pisces	Direct	Jun 17, 2003	Dec 16, 2003 into Aries
Jupiter	18°06'24" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	11°18'18" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	29°22'51" Aquarius	Direct	Sep 15, 2003	Dec 30, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	11°06'09" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	19°45'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	18°44'17" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on December 12, 2003

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 12, 05:28 UTC	The Sun conjunct Pluto	Questions of power and control come up, and something hidden surfaces to be dealt with.
Dec 12, 11:40 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on December 12, 2003?

The Sun and Pluto sat less than a degree apart in Sagittarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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