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Where Were the Planets on December 17, 1905?

Quick Answer

On December 17, 1905, the Sun was in Sagittarius (24°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (71% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 17, 1905. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°06' Leo at midnight UTC to 6°24' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 17, 1905
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°54'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1905	Dec 22, 1905 into Capricorn
Moon	29°43'35" Leo	Direct	Dec 15, 1905	Dec 17, 1905 into Virgo
Mercury	21°09'57" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 10, 1905	Jan 12, 1906 into Capricorn
Venus	10°48'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 8, 1905	Jan 1, 1906 into Capricorn
Mars	22°17'11" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 18, 1905	Dec 27, 1905 into Pisces
Jupiter	28°29'12" Taurus	Retrograde	Dec 4, 1905	Mar 9, 1906 into Gemini
Saturn	28°03'07" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 17, 1905	Jan 8, 1906 into Pisces
Uranus	3°48'56" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	9°24'16" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	21°40'00" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	23°54'08" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1905	Mar 13, 1907 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 17, 1905

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 17, 02:55 UTC	Mercury opposite Pluto	Exact opposition
Dec 17, 12:29 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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