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Where Were the Planets on December 22, 1900?

Quick Answer

On December 22, 1900, the Sun was in Capricorn (0°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 22, 1900. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°42' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 12°51' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 22, 1900
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°13'32" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1900	Jan 20, 1901 into Aquarius
Moon	6°15'18" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1900	Dec 24, 1900 into Aquarius
Mercury	13°31'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 12, 1900	Jan 2, 1901 into Capricorn
Venus	28°58'43" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 28, 1900	Dec 23, 1900 into Sagittarius
Mars	9°50'57" Virgo	Direct	Nov 23, 1900	Mar 1, 1901 into Leo
Jupiter	23°48'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	6°34'45" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	13°45'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	27°47'11" Gemini	Retrograde	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	16°26'11" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	0°19'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1899	Dec 28, 1900 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 22, 1900

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 22, 00:01 UTC	New Moon in Sagittarius	29°43' Sagittarius
Dec 22, 00:32 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 22, 06:41 UTC	The Sun enters Capricorn	December Solstice
Dec 22, 16:04 UTC	Mercury conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction

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