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Where Were the Planets on December 6, 2017?

Quick Answer

On December 6, 2017, the Sun was in Sagittarius (14°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (88% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Mercury met Saturn in Sagittarius while Mercury was retrograde. Serious thinking. Good for contracts, edits and hard conversations. Mercury sextiled Mars while Mercury was retrograde. Mars sextiled Saturn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 6, 2017. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°15' Cancer at midnight UTC to 2°03' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 6, 2017
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°33'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 2017	Dec 21, 2017 into Capricorn
Moon	24°42'09" Cancer	Direct	Dec 4, 2017	Dec 6, 2017 into Leo
Mercury	28°23'44" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 5, 2017	Jan 11, 2018 into Capricorn
Venus	6°25'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 1, 2017	Dec 25, 2017 into Capricorn
Mars	28°11'37" Libra	Direct	Oct 22, 2017	Dec 9, 2017 into Scorpio
Jupiter	12°11'10" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 10, 2017	Nov 8, 2018 into Sagittarius
Saturn	28°23'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	24°52'49" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	11°31'31" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	17°57'39" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	18°15'01" Leo	Direct	Apr 28, 2017	Nov 16, 2018 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 6, 2017

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 6, 12:03 UTC	Mercury conjunct Saturn	Serious thinking. Good for contracts, edits and hard conversations.
Dec 6, 15:57 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Decisive thinking. Good for debates, negotiations and clearing a to-do list.
Dec 6, 20:37 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Dec 6, 21:22 UTC	Mars sextile Saturn	Disciplined effort. Good for hard jobs that need stamina and control.

Born on December 6, 2017?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus and Saturn were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over. Mercury and Saturn sat less than a degree apart in Sagittarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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