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Where Were the Planets on December 5, 2004?

Quick Answer

On December 5, 2004, the Sun was in Sagittarius (13°41' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (46% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Venus met Mars in Scorpio. Desire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat. The Sun sextiled Jupiter.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 5, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°46' Virgo at midnight UTC to 25°18' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 5, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°41'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 21, 2004	Dec 21, 2004 into Capricorn
Moon	19°00'27" Virgo	Direct	Dec 3, 2004	Dec 6, 2004 into Libra
Mercury	24°30'54" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 4, 2004	Jan 10, 2005 into Capricorn
Venus	16°01'44" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 22, 2004	Dec 16, 2004 into Sagittarius
Mars	16°16'14" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 11, 2004	Dec 25, 2004 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	13°56'44" Libra	Direct	Sep 25, 2004	Oct 26, 2005 into Scorpio
Saturn	26°39'57" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	3°06'38" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	13°06'07" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	21°44'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	29°43'40" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 5, 2004

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 5, 00:53 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Virgo	13°13' Virgo
Dec 5, 18:56 UTC	The Sun sextile Jupiter	A generous, lucky-feeling stretch. Ask, offer and say yes more often.
Dec 5, 22:13 UTC	Venus conjunct Mars	Desire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat.

Born on December 5, 2004?

The Sun, Mercury and Pluto were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over. Venus and Mars sat less than a degree apart in Scorpio, 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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