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Where Were the Planets on December 8, 1912?

Quick Answer

On December 8, 1912, the Sun was in Sagittarius (16°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 8, 1912. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°07' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 19°55' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 8, 1912
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°03'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1912	Dec 22, 1912 into Capricorn
Moon	13°33'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 7, 1912	Dec 9, 1912 into Capricorn
Mercury	17°08'35" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 4, 1912	Jan 10, 1913 into Capricorn
Venus	24°39'13" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 18, 1912	Dec 12, 1912 into Aquarius
Mars	5°50'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 30, 1912	Jan 10, 1913 into Capricorn
Jupiter	24°13'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1911	Jan 2, 1913 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°23'32" Taurus	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1912	Mar 26, 1913 into Gemini
Uranus	0°58'22" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	25°35'45" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	29°17'39" Gemini	Retrograde	Oct 20, 1912	Jul 9, 1913 into Cancer
North Node	8°58'33" Aries	Direct	Nov 7, 1911	May 27, 1913 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 8, 1912

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

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 8, 17:07 UTC	New Moon in Sagittarius	16°16' Sagittarius
Dec 8, 22:50 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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