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Where Were the Planets on December 16, 1911?

Quick Answer

On December 16, 1911, the Sun was in Sagittarius (23°25' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (15% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 16, 1911. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°28' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 13°45' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 16, 1911
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°25'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1911	Dec 22, 1911 into Capricorn
Moon	7°38'56" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 15, 1911	Dec 18, 1911 into Sagittarius
Mercury	10°28'41" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Dec 3, 1911	Dec 27, 1911 into Sagittarius
Venus	7°51'31" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 9, 1911	Jan 4, 1912 into Sagittarius
Mars	25°29'21" Taurus	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1911	Jan 30, 1912 into Gemini
Jupiter	1°18'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1911	Jan 2, 1913 into Capricorn
Saturn	14°08'29" Taurus	Retrograde	Jan 20, 1911	Jul 7, 1912 into Gemini
Uranus	27°24'54" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	23°09'57" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	28°04'04" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	27°56'00" Aries	Direct	Nov 7, 1911	May 27, 1913 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 16, 1911

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 15% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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