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Where Were the Planets on December 16, 2003?

Quick Answer

On December 16, 2003, the Sun was in Sagittarius (24°06' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 16, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°32' Virgo at midnight UTC to 27°51' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 16, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°06'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 2003	Dec 22, 2003 into Capricorn
Moon	21°09'59" Virgo	Direct	Dec 14, 2003	Dec 17, 2003 into Libra
Mercury	12°26'35" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 2003	Dec 30, 2003 into Sagittarius
Venus	24°06'15" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2003	Dec 21, 2003 into Aquarius
Mars	29°58'03" Pisces	Direct	Jun 17, 2003	Dec 16, 2003 into Aries
Jupiter	18°21'44" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	11°00'12" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	29°29'58" Aquarius	Direct	Sep 15, 2003	Dec 30, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	11°12'42" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	19°55'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	18°31'35" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on December 16, 2003

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 16, 13:21 UTC	Mars enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Dec 16, 17:42 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Virgo	24°20' Virgo

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