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Where Were the Planets on December 29, 2013?

Quick Answer

On December 29, 2013, the Sun was in Capricorn (7°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (13% illuminated). Venus and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 29, 2013. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°30' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 3°51' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 29, 2013
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°55'50" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2013	Jan 20, 2014 into Aquarius
Moon	26°37'42" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 27, 2013	Dec 29, 2013 into Sagittarius
Mercury	8°03'53" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 24, 2013	Jan 11, 2014 into Aquarius
Venus	27°47'44" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 5, 2013	Mar 5, 2014 into Aquarius
Mars	10°31'23" Libra	Direct	Dec 7, 2013	Jul 26, 2014 into Scorpio
Jupiter	16°27'05" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 26, 2013	Jul 16, 2014 into Leo
Saturn	20°07'41" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 5, 2012	Dec 23, 2014 into Sagittarius
Uranus	8°38'54" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	3°10'06" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	11°10'07" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	4°23'52" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on December 29, 2013

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 13% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 29, 06:27 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Dec 29, 17:36 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Dec 29, 20:48 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Exact square

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