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Where Were the Planets on December 18, 1901?

Quick Answer

On December 18, 1901, the Sun was in Sagittarius (25°54' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 18, 1901. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°42' Pisces at midnight UTC to 28°11' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 18, 1901
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°54'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1901	Dec 22, 1901 into Capricorn
Moon	21°25'10" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1901	Dec 19, 1901 into Aries
Mercury	17°39'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 6, 1901	Dec 26, 1901 into Capricorn
Venus	12°29'07" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1901	Jan 11, 1902 into Pisces
Mars	18°40'38" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 24, 1901	Jan 1, 1902 into Aquarius
Jupiter	18°17'52" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 1901	Feb 6, 1902 into Aquarius
Saturn	16°08'02" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	17°38'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	0°12'04" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 19, 1901	Dec 25, 1901 into Gemini
Pluto	17°31'49" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	11°12'54" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on December 18, 1901

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 18, 10:04 UTC	Mercury opposite Pluto	Exact opposition
Dec 18, 11:42 UTC	Mercury conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction
Dec 18, 20:35 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Pisces	26°16' Pisces

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