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Where Were the Planets on December 17, 1901?

Quick Answer

On December 17, 1901, the Sun was in Sagittarius (24°52' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (36% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 17, 1901. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°31' Pisces at midnight UTC to 14°42' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 17, 1901
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°52'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1901	Dec 22, 1901 into Capricorn
Moon	8°04'57" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1901	Dec 19, 1901 into Aries
Mercury	16°06'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 6, 1901	Dec 26, 1901 into Capricorn
Venus	11°34'25" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1901	Jan 11, 1902 into Pisces
Mars	17°54'01" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 24, 1901	Jan 1, 1902 into Aquarius
Jupiter	18°04'22" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 1901	Feb 6, 1902 into Aquarius
Saturn	16°01'14" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	17°34'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	0°13'46" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 19, 1901	Dec 25, 1901 into Gemini
Pluto	17°32'58" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	11°16'05" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on December 17, 1901

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 36% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 17, 03:36 UTC	Uranus opposite Pluto	Exact opposition
Dec 17, 19:29 UTC	Mars conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction

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