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Where Were the Planets on December 16, 1906?

Quick Answer

On December 16, 1906, the Sun was in Sagittarius (23°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 16, 1906. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°09' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 11°21' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 16, 1906
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°38'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1906	Dec 22, 1906 into Capricorn
Moon	3°47'04" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 16, 1906	Dec 18, 1906 into Aquarius
Mercury	2°21'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 12, 1906	Jan 7, 1907 into Capricorn
Venus	29°48'18" Scorpio	Retrograde	Dec 15, 1906	Dec 25, 1906 into Sagittarius
Mars	29°22'58" Libra	Direct	Oct 30, 1906	Dec 17, 1906 into Scorpio
Jupiter	7°37'26" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1906	Aug 18, 1907 into Leo
Saturn	9°17'30" Pisces	Direct	Jan 8, 1906	Mar 19, 1908 into Aries
Uranus	7°44'01" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	11°43'55" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	22°44'16" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	4°37'38" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1905	Mar 13, 1907 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 16, 1906

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 16, 06:02 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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