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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1904?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1904, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (30% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1904. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°23' Libra at midnight UTC to 10°19' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1904
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°24'55" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1904	Jan 20, 1905 into Aquarius
Moon	3°22'22" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 31, 1904	Jan 2, 1905 into Sagittarius
Mercury	9°47'16" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 4, 1904	Feb 9, 1905 into Aquarius
Venus	21°38'53" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 13, 1904	Jan 7, 1905 into Pisces
Mars	23°07'25" Libra	Direct	Nov 20, 1904	Jan 13, 1905 into Scorpio
Jupiter	20°39'47" Aries	Direct	Aug 31, 1904	Mar 7, 1905 into Taurus
Saturn	18°29'53" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 19, 1903	Apr 13, 1905 into Pisces
Uranus	0°39'28" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	6°42'33" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	20°21'21" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	12°29'21" Virgo	Direct	Feb 4, 1904	Aug 24, 1905 into Leo

Sky Events on December 31, 1904

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 30% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 06:12 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Dec 31, 15:45 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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