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Where Were the Planets on December 4, 2018?

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On December 4, 2018, the Sun was in Sagittarius (12°16' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (8% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 4, 2018. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°16' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 15°28' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 4, 2018
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun12°16'29" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Moon8°54'23" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mercury27°47'29" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Venus1°00'47" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mars11°43'51" PiscesDirect into Aries
Jupiter5°46'36" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Saturn8°12'11" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Uranus29°03'45" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Neptune13°43'24" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto19°44'03" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node29°01'41" CancerDirect into Gemini

Sky Events on December 4, 2018

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on December 4, 2018?

Mars and Neptune sat 2 degrees apart in Pisces, 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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