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Where Were the Planets on December 29, 2003?

Quick Answer

On December 29, 2003, the Sun was in Capricorn (7°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (41% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 29, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°21' Pisces at midnight UTC to 3°03' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 29, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°20'37" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 2003	Jan 20, 2004 into Aquarius
Moon	26°45'43" Pisces	Direct	Dec 27, 2003	Dec 29, 2003 into Aries
Mercury	1°34'19" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 2003	Dec 30, 2003 into Sagittarius
Venus	10°08'32" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 21, 2003	Jan 14, 2004 into Pisces
Mars	7°39'19" Aries	Direct	Dec 16, 2003	Feb 3, 2004 into Taurus
Jupiter	18°51'25" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	9°57'29" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	29°57'47" Aquarius	Direct	Sep 15, 2003	Dec 30, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	11°36'29" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	20°24'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	17°50'17" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on December 29, 2003

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 41% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 29, 18:08 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

Born on December 29, 2003?

Venus, Uranus and Neptune were all in Aquarius, so everyone born that day carries a strong Aquarius streak alongside their Capricorn Sun. Venus and Neptune sat 1 degrees apart in Aquarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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