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Where Were the Planets on December 16, 1903?

Quick Answer

On December 16, 1903, the Sun was in Sagittarius (23°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (6% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 16, 1903. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°06' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 1°57' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 16, 1903
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°21'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1903	Dec 23, 1903 into Capricorn
Moon	25°33'18" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 14, 1903	Dec 16, 1903 into Sagittarius
Mercury	6°57'38" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 12, 1903	Jan 2, 1904 into Aquarius
Venus	7°32'59" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 9, 1903	Jan 5, 1904 into Sagittarius
Mars	3°11'19" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 12, 1903	Jan 19, 1904 into Pisces
Jupiter	15°38'41" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1903	Mar 1, 1904 into Aries
Saturn	6°23'18" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 19, 1903	Apr 13, 1905 into Pisces
Uranus	25°39'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	4°51'27" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	19°37'23" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	2°39'52" Libra	Direct	Jul 18, 1902	Feb 4, 1904 into Virgo

Sky Events on December 16, 1903

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 16, 20:19 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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