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Where Were the Planets on December 23, 1901?

Quick Answer

On December 23, 1901, the Sun was in Capricorn (0°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 23, 1901. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°25' Taurus at midnight UTC to 10°22' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 23, 1901
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°59'34" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1901	Jan 20, 1902 into Aquarius
Moon	2°53'18" Gemini	Direct	Dec 23, 1901	Dec 25, 1901 into Cancer
Mercury	25°26'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 6, 1901	Dec 26, 1901 into Capricorn
Venus	16°52'27" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1901	Jan 11, 1902 into Pisces
Mars	22°34'14" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 24, 1901	Jan 1, 1902 into Aquarius
Jupiter	19°25'55" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 1901	Feb 6, 1902 into Aquarius
Saturn	16°42'22" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	17°56'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	0°03'33" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 19, 1901	Dec 25, 1901 into Gemini
Pluto	17°26'07" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	10°57'01" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on December 23, 1901

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 23, 07:21 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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