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Where Were the Planets on December 23, 1908?

Quick Answer

On December 23, 1908, the Sun was in Capricorn (1°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 23, 1908. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°23' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 8°26' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 23, 1908
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°17'34" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1908	Jan 20, 1909 into Aquarius
Moon	1°23'15" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 23, 1908	Dec 25, 1908 into Aquarius
Mercury	0°53'30" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1908	Jan 10, 1909 into Aquarius
Venus	0°49'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 22, 1908	Jan 15, 1909 into Capricorn
Mars	18°18'51" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 25, 1908	Jan 10, 1909 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	14°26'29" Virgo	Direct	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	3°37'03" Aries	Direct	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	16°05'08" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	16°06'58" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	24°42'09" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	25°32'50" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 23, 1908

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 23, 09:37 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 23, 11:44 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Capricorn	1°16' Capricorn
Dec 23, 20:34 UTC	Uranus opposite Neptune	Exact opposition

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