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Where Were the Planets on December 17, 2003?

Quick Answer

On December 17, 2003, the Sun was in Sagittarius (25°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (42% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 17, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°52' Virgo at midnight UTC to 11°32' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 17, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°07'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 2003	Dec 22, 2003 into Capricorn
Moon	4°40'06" Libra	Direct	Dec 17, 2003	Dec 19, 2003 into Scorpio
Mercury	12°33'35" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Dec 2, 2003	Dec 30, 2003 into Sagittarius
Venus	25°20'24" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2003	Dec 21, 2003 into Aquarius
Mars	0°32'48" Aries	Direct	Dec 16, 2003	Feb 3, 2004 into Taurus
Jupiter	18°25'07" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	10°55'34" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	29°31'51" Aquarius	Direct	Sep 15, 2003	Dec 30, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	11°14'24" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	19°57'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	18°28'24" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on December 17, 2003

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 42% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 17, 03:46 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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