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Where Were the Planets on December 16, 1908?

Quick Answer

On December 16, 1908, the Sun was in Sagittarius (24°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (44% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 16, 1908. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°55' Virgo at midnight UTC to 6°53' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 16, 1908
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°09'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1908	Dec 22, 1908 into Capricorn
Moon	0°53'49" Libra	Direct	Dec 16, 1908	Dec 18, 1908 into Scorpio
Mercury	19°51'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 3, 1908	Dec 22, 1908 into Capricorn
Venus	22°09'52" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 28, 1908	Dec 22, 1908 into Sagittarius
Mars	13°42'04" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 25, 1908	Jan 10, 1909 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	14°12'13" Virgo	Direct	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	3°27'05" Aries	Direct	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	15°41'06" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	16°18'05" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	24°50'25" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	25°55'04" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 16, 1908

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 44% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 16, 10:12 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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