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Where Were the Planets on December 20, 1911?

Quick Answer

On December 20, 1911, the Sun was in Sagittarius (27°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 20, 1911. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°53' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 1°46' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 20, 1911
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°29'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1911	Dec 22, 1911 into Capricorn
Moon	25°50'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 18, 1911	Dec 20, 1911 into Capricorn
Mercury	8°46'43" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 3, 1911	Dec 27, 1911 into Sagittarius
Venus	12°21'58" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 9, 1911	Jan 4, 1912 into Sagittarius
Mars	24°52'35" Taurus	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1911	Jan 30, 1912 into Gemini
Jupiter	2°09'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1911	Jan 2, 1913 into Capricorn
Saturn	13°56'30" Taurus	Retrograde	Jan 20, 1911	Jul 7, 1912 into Gemini
Uranus	27°37'24" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	23°04'07" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	27°59'18" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	27°43'17" Aries	Direct	Nov 7, 1911	May 27, 1913 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 20, 1911

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

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 20, 15:40 UTC	New Moon in Sagittarius	27°39' Sagittarius
Dec 20, 20:24 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 20, 23:17 UTC	The Sun opposite Pluto	Exact opposition

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