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Where Were the Planets on December 3, 2013?

Quick Answer

On December 3, 2013, the Sun was in Sagittarius (11°28' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 3, 2013. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°45' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 25°42' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 3, 2013
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°28'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 2013	Dec 21, 2013 into Capricorn
Moon	18°13'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 2013	Dec 4, 2013 into Capricorn
Mercury	27°32'32" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 29, 2013	Dec 5, 2013 into Sagittarius
Venus	22°59'15" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 5, 2013	Mar 5, 2014 into Aquarius
Mars	27°43'58" Virgo	Direct	Oct 15, 2013	Dec 7, 2013 into Libra
Jupiter	19°22'51" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 26, 2013	Jul 16, 2014 into Leo
Saturn	17°25'03" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 5, 2012	Dec 23, 2014 into Sagittarius
Uranus	8°40'31" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	2°41'44" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	10°17'17" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	5°46'29" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on December 3, 2013

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 3, 00:22 UTC	New Moon in Sagittarius	10°59' Sagittarius
Dec 3, 16:35 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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