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Where Were the Planets on December 5, 2024?

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On December 5, 2024, the Sun was in Sagittarius (13°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (18% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, 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 5, 2024. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°35' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 10°54' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 5, 2024
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun13°50'46" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Moon4°14'10" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mercury15°16'23" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Venus27°57'48" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mars6°09'21" LeoStationing retrograde into Cancer
Jupiter16°34'44" GeminiRetrograde into Cancer
Saturn13°02'21" PiscesDirect into Aries
Uranus24°29'34" TaurusRetrograde into Gemini
Neptune27°08'10" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto0°19'48" AquariusDirect into Pisces
North Node2°54'02" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on December 5, 2024

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 18% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters AquariusLeaves Capricorn

Born on December 5, 2024?

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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