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Where Were the Planets on December 1, 2015?

Quick Answer

On December 1, 2015, the Sun was in Sagittarius (8°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (67% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 1, 2015. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°23' Leo at midnight UTC to 24°49' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 1, 2015
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°57'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 2015	Dec 22, 2015 into Capricorn
Moon	18°39'17" Leo	Direct	Nov 30, 2015	Dec 2, 2015 into Virgo
Mercury	16°41'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 20, 2015	Dec 10, 2015 into Capricorn
Venus	25°42'32" Libra	Direct	Nov 8, 2015	Dec 5, 2015 into Scorpio
Mars	11°04'06" Libra	Direct	Nov 12, 2015	Jan 3, 2016 into Scorpio
Jupiter	21°04'17" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 2015	Sep 9, 2016 into Libra
Saturn	7°37'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	16°48'54" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	7°04'15" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	14°03'11" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	27°13'28" Virgo	Direct	Oct 10, 2015	Apr 28, 2017 into Leo

Sky Events on December 1, 2015

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 67% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 1, 14:00 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine

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