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Where Were the Planets on December 30, 2004?

Quick Answer

On December 30, 2004, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°08' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (87% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 30, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°15' Leo at midnight UTC to 27°12' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 30, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°08'15" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2004	Jan 19, 2005 into Aquarius
Moon	21°13'28" Leo	Direct	Dec 28, 2004	Dec 31, 2004 into Virgo
Mercury	16°46'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 4, 2004	Jan 10, 2005 into Capricorn
Venus	17°13'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 16, 2004	Jan 9, 2005 into Capricorn
Mars	3°19'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 25, 2004	Feb 6, 2005 into Capricorn
Jupiter	17°08'30" Libra	Direct	Sep 25, 2004	Oct 26, 2005 into Scorpio
Saturn	25°02'50" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	3°51'08" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	13°48'05" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	22°40'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	28°24'14" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 30, 2004

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 30, 10:18 UTC	Venus sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Dec 30, 21:05 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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