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Where Were the Planets on December 18, 2004?

Quick Answer

On December 18, 2004, the Sun was in Sagittarius (26°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 18, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°44' Pisces at midnight UTC to 1°10' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 18, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°54'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 21, 2004	Dec 21, 2004 into Capricorn
Moon	24°30'53" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 2004	Dec 18, 2004 into Aries
Mercury	10°43'11" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 4, 2004	Jan 10, 2005 into Capricorn
Venus	2°13'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 16, 2004	Jan 9, 2005 into Capricorn
Mars	25°05'53" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 11, 2004	Dec 25, 2004 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	15°46'46" Libra	Direct	Sep 25, 2004	Oct 26, 2005 into Scorpio
Saturn	25°54'54" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	3°26'19" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	13°26'06" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	22°13'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	29°02'22" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 18, 2004

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 18, 16:40 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Pisces	27°07' Pisces
Dec 18, 21:52 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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