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Where Were the Planets on December 1, 2021?

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On December 1, 2021, the Sun was in Sagittarius (9°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (11% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune 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 1, 2021. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°48' Libra at midnight UTC to 7°22' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 1, 2021
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun9°30'19" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Moon0°02'48" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mercury10°47'27" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Venus20°46'30" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mars21°43'20" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Jupiter25°26'57" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Saturn9°00'30" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Uranus11°44'43" TaurusRetrograde into Gemini
Neptune20°24'23" PiscesStationing direct into Aries
Pluto25°02'54" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node1°08'59" GeminiDirect into Taurus

Sky Events on December 1, 2021

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters ScorpioLeaves Libra

Born on December 1, 2021?

The Sun and Mercury sat 1 degrees 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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