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Where Were the Planets on December 13, 2011?

Quick Answer

On December 13, 2011, the Sun was in Sagittarius (21°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (92% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 13, 2011. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°15' Cancer at midnight UTC to 1°11' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 13, 2011
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°06'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 2011	Dec 22, 2011 into Capricorn
Moon	24°41'55" Cancer	Direct	Dec 11, 2011	Dec 13, 2011 into Leo
Mercury	3°52'59" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Nov 2, 2011	Jan 8, 2012 into Capricorn
Venus	21°01'33" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 26, 2011	Dec 20, 2011 into Aquarius
Mars	14°22'09" Virgo	Direct	Nov 11, 2011	Jul 3, 2012 into Libra
Jupiter	0°38'02" Taurus	Retrograde	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	26°53'23" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	0°38'45" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	28°27'49" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 5, 2011	Feb 3, 2012 into Pisces
Pluto	6°40'03" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	13°57'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 13, 2011

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 13, 21:47 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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