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Where Were the Planets on December 23, 1905?

Quick Answer

On December 23, 1905, the Sun was in Capricorn (1°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (10% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 23, 1905. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°03' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 1°50' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 23, 1905
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°00'59" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1905	Jan 20, 1906 into Aquarius
Moon	24°26'53" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 21, 1905	Dec 23, 1905 into Sagittarius
Mercury	15°31'45" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 10, 1905	Jan 12, 1906 into Capricorn
Venus	18°20'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 8, 1905	Jan 1, 1906 into Capricorn
Mars	26°52'40" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 18, 1905	Dec 27, 1905 into Pisces
Jupiter	27°52'40" Taurus	Retrograde	Dec 4, 1905	Mar 9, 1906 into Gemini
Saturn	28°31'35" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 17, 1905	Jan 8, 1906 into Pisces
Uranus	4°10'29" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	9°14'19" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	21°33'00" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	23°35'05" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1905	Mar 13, 1907 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 23, 1905

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 23, 21:00 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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