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Where Were the Planets on December 13, 2004?

Quick Answer

On December 13, 2004, the Sun was in Sagittarius (21°49' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 13, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°38' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 19°50' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 13, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°49'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 21, 2004	Dec 21, 2004 into Capricorn
Moon	12°15'20" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 12, 2004	Dec 14, 2004 into Aquarius
Mercury	14°29'40" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 4, 2004	Jan 10, 2005 into Capricorn
Venus	25°59'23" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 22, 2004	Dec 16, 2004 into Sagittarius
Mars	21°41'37" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 11, 2004	Dec 25, 2004 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	15°06'54" Libra	Direct	Sep 25, 2004	Oct 26, 2005 into Scorpio
Saturn	26°13'53" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	3°17'48" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	13°17'54" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	22°02'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	29°18'15" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 13, 2004

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 13, 00:49 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Dec 13, 16:26 UTC	Venus trine Saturn	Exact trine
Dec 13, 17:04 UTC	The Sun conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction

Born on December 13, 2004?

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