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Where Were the Planets on December 15, 1905?

Quick Answer

On December 15, 1905, the Sun was in Sagittarius (22°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (88% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 15, 1905. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°09' Cancer at midnight UTC to 10°01' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 15, 1905
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°52'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1905	Dec 22, 1905 into Capricorn
Moon	3°34'30" Leo	Direct	Dec 15, 1905	Dec 17, 1905 into Virgo
Mercury	23°54'32" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 10, 1905	Jan 12, 1906 into Capricorn
Venus	8°17'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 8, 1905	Jan 1, 1906 into Capricorn
Mars	20°45'25" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 18, 1905	Dec 27, 1905 into Pisces
Jupiter	28°42'30" Taurus	Retrograde	Dec 4, 1905	Mar 9, 1906 into Gemini
Saturn	27°54'15" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 17, 1905	Jan 8, 1906 into Pisces
Uranus	3°41'48" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	9°27'30" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	21°42'21" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	24°00'30" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1905	Mar 13, 1907 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 15, 1905

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 15, 05:19 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Dec 15, 22:22 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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