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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 2004?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 2004, the Sun was in Capricorn (10°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (80% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°13' Leo at midnight UTC to 9°17' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°09'24" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2004	Jan 19, 2005 into Aquarius
Moon	3°14'20" Virgo	Direct	Dec 31, 2004	Jan 2, 2005 into Libra
Mercury	17°50'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 4, 2004	Jan 10, 2005 into Capricorn
Venus	18°28'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 16, 2004	Jan 9, 2005 into Capricorn
Mars	4°00'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 25, 2004	Feb 6, 2005 into Capricorn
Jupiter	17°14'22" Libra	Direct	Sep 25, 2004	Oct 26, 2005 into Scorpio
Saturn	24°58'10" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	3°53'27" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	13°50'03" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	22°42'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	28°21'03" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 31, 2004

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 05:33 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Dec 31, 07:46 UTC	Mars square Uranus	Exact square

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