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Where Were the Planets on December 23, 2003?

Quick Answer

On December 23, 2003, the Sun was in Capricorn (1°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 23, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°00' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 10°05' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 23, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°13'43" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 2003	Jan 20, 2004 into Aquarius
Moon	2°34'05" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 23, 2003	Dec 25, 2003 into Aquarius
Mercury	9°20'58" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 2003	Dec 30, 2003 into Sagittarius
Venus	2°44'57" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 21, 2003	Jan 14, 2004 into Pisces
Mars	4°04'00" Aries	Direct	Dec 16, 2003	Feb 3, 2004 into Taurus
Jupiter	18°41'38" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	10°26'58" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	29°44'05" Aquarius	Direct	Sep 15, 2003	Dec 30, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	11°25'04" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	20°10'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	18°09'20" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on December 23, 2003

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

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 23, 07:55 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 23, 09:43 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	1°08' Capricorn

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