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Where Were the Planets on December 17, 1902?

Quick Answer

On December 17, 1902, the Sun was in Sagittarius (24°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (92% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 17, 1902. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°26' Cancer at midnight UTC to 5°27' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 17, 1902
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°37'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1902	Dec 22, 1902 into Capricorn
Moon	27°59'35" Cancer	Direct	Dec 15, 1902	Dec 17, 1902 into Leo
Mercury	27°25'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 30, 1902	Dec 19, 1902 into Capricorn
Venus	29°04'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 24, 1902	Dec 18, 1902 into Capricorn
Mars	28°47'56" Virgo	Direct	Oct 23, 1902	Dec 20, 1902 into Libra
Jupiter	15°23'38" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1902	Feb 20, 1903 into Pisces
Saturn	26°09'41" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	21°39'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	2°31'47" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	18°34'24" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	21°56'23" Libra	Direct	Jul 18, 1902	Feb 4, 1904 into Virgo

Sky Events on December 17, 1902

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 17, 03:30 UTC	Venus square Mars	Exact square
Dec 17, 15:12 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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