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Where Were the Planets on December 12, 1908?

Quick Answer

On December 12, 1908, the Sun was in Sagittarius (20°05' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (80% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 12, 1908. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°11' Leo at midnight UTC to 19°14' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 12, 1908
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°05'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1908	Dec 22, 1908 into Capricorn
Moon	13°14'03" Leo	Direct	Dec 11, 1908	Dec 13, 1908 into Virgo
Mercury	13°36'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 3, 1908	Dec 22, 1908 into Capricorn
Venus	17°13'48" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 28, 1908	Dec 22, 1908 into Sagittarius
Mars	11°04'15" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 25, 1908	Jan 10, 1909 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	13°59'59" Virgo	Direct	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	3°23'46" Aries	Direct	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	15°27'43" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	16°24'08" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	24°55'08" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	26°07'47" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 12, 1908

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 12, 18:19 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Exact square

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