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Where Were the Planets on December 12, 2004?

Quick Answer

On December 12, 2004, the Sun was in Sagittarius (20°48' 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 12, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°25' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 4°37' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 12, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°48'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 21, 2004	Dec 21, 2004 into Capricorn
Moon	27°01'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 10, 2004	Dec 12, 2004 into Capricorn
Mercury	15°43'10" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 4, 2004	Jan 10, 2005 into Capricorn
Venus	24°44'35" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 22, 2004	Dec 16, 2004 into Sagittarius
Mars	21°00'50" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 11, 2004	Dec 25, 2004 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	14°58'33" Libra	Direct	Sep 25, 2004	Oct 26, 2005 into Scorpio
Saturn	26°17'26" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	3°16'15" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	13°16'20" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	21°59'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	29°21'25" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 12, 2004

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

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 12, 01:29 UTC	New Moon in Sagittarius	20°22' Sagittarius
Dec 12, 16:41 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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