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Where Were the Planets on December 8, 1905?

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On December 8, 1905, the Sun was in Sagittarius (15°45' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (89% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 8, 1905. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°25' Taurus at midnight UTC to 13°18' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 8, 1905
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°45'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1905	Dec 22, 1905 into Capricorn
Moon	7°21'51" Taurus	Direct	Dec 7, 1905	Dec 10, 1905 into Gemini
Mercury	0°50'52" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1905	Dec 10, 1905 into Sagittarius
Venus	29°30'09" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 14, 1905	Dec 8, 1905 into Sagittarius
Mars	15°24'36" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 18, 1905	Dec 27, 1905 into Pisces
Jupiter	29°32'41" Taurus	Retrograde	Dec 4, 1905	Mar 9, 1906 into Gemini
Saturn	27°25'49" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 17, 1905	Jan 8, 1906 into Pisces
Uranus	3°17'07" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	9°38'28" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	21°50'32" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	24°22'44" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1905	Mar 13, 1907 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 8, 1905

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 8, 12:44 UTC	Venus opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition
Dec 8, 21:30 UTC	Venus enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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