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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1901?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1901, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (62% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1901. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°33' Virgo at midnight UTC to 2°05' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1901
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°08'38" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1901	Jan 20, 1902 into Aquarius
Moon	25°52'25" Virgo	Direct	Dec 29, 1901	Dec 31, 1901 into Libra
Mercury	8°06'39" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 26, 1901	Jan 13, 1902 into Aquarius
Venus	23°10'53" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1901	Jan 11, 1902 into Pisces
Mars	28°49'38" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 24, 1901	Jan 1, 1902 into Aquarius
Jupiter	21°16'29" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 1901	Feb 6, 1902 into Aquarius
Saturn	17°38'19" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	18°24'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	29°50'01" Gemini	Retrograde	Dec 25, 1901	May 21, 1902 into Cancer
Pluto	17°17'19" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	10°31'36" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on December 31, 1901

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 62% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 19:56 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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