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Where Were the Planets on December 17, 1900?

Quick Answer

On December 17, 1900, the Sun was in Sagittarius (25°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (19% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 17, 1900. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°44' Libra at midnight UTC to 9°41' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 17, 1900
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°07'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1900	Dec 22, 1900 into Capricorn
Moon	3°42'12" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 17, 1900	Dec 19, 1900 into Sagittarius
Mercury	6°25'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 12, 1900	Jan 2, 1901 into Capricorn
Venus	22°47'56" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 28, 1900	Dec 23, 1900 into Sagittarius
Mars	8°34'36" Virgo	Direct	Nov 23, 1900	Mar 1, 1901 into Leo
Jupiter	22°40'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	5°59'35" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	13°27'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	27°55'41" Gemini	Retrograde	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	16°31'52" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	0°35'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1899	Dec 28, 1900 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 17, 1900

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 19% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 17, 04:33 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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